Taxi from Logan Airport (BOS) to South Station

A taxi from Logan Airport (BOS) to South Station costs about $13.00, day or night (3.8 mi, about 16 min). From the official Boston taxi tariff in force since 31 October 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

Weekday daytime · metered $13.00 $12.60 in light traffic · $16.60 in heavy 3.8 mi · about 16 min

Pick-up charge, Meter rate, includes the first 0.142857 miTaxi Rates
$2.60
Meter rate: 3.78 mi, 0.9 min in slow trafficTaxi Rates
$11.02
Included in the pick-up chargeTaxi Rates
−$0.40
Meter steps of 0.40 (completed steps only)Taxi Rates
−$0.22
Total, typical traffic
$13.00

Tolls are added to the fare: $2.75 from Boston proper to the North Shore as well as to Logan. There's no toll from Boston proper to East Boston (other than Logan).
The route is the quickest by road (OpenStreetMap data); journey times allow for the city's usual traffic.

Through the day

When	Typical fare	Light to heavy traffic	What changes
Weekday daytimeTuesday 12:00	$13.00	$12.60–$16.60	The reference time
Weekday rush hourTuesday 17:30	$13.00	$12.60–$16.60	Only the traffic
NightTuesday 23:30	$13.00	$12.60–$16.60	Only the traffic
Weekend afternoonSaturday 14:00	$13.00	$12.60–$16.60	Only the traffic

Where you start and end

Pick-up: Logan Airport (BOS): Taxis wait at the taxi pools outside each terminal. Trips to Logan from Boston proper add the toll the passenger pays.
Drop-off: South Station: Boston's main station, for Amtrak to New York, commuter rail and the Red and Silver Lines, with the bus terminal next door.

About this trip

How much is a taxi from Logan Airport (BOS) to South Station?: About $13.00 on a weekday in the daytime, $12.60 to $16.60 depending on traffic, for 3.8 mi (about 16 min).
Is it a flat fare or the meter?: The meter: $2.60 to start, then $2.80 per mile.
Which surcharges apply?: None on a weekday in the daytime.
Does the time of day change the fare?: No, it comes to about $13.00 at any time.

Zones and charges on this trip

Logan Airport (BOS) is in Logan International Airport. South Station is in City of Boston.

Charge	On this trip	When it applies
Logan Airport toll (from Boston proper)	No	Trips ending at Logan International Airport, starting outside East Boston

Route

Usually via Sumner Tunnel (MA-1A) and John F. Fitzgerald Expressway (I-93). Drivers may take another way when traffic is heavy.

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