Jan 20, 2019, 5:12 am
Last edit by: LoganFlyer
Minimum connection time for DL-DL connections at BOS:
Domestic flight-domestic flight: 25 minutes if going to/from BUF, BGR, HPN, or ROC, NOT ALLOWED on a single ticket otherwise.
Domestic flight-international flight:
International flight-international flight: 1 hour 30 minutes. Exceptions: 40 minutes if coming from AUA, BDA, or NAS. Note DUB is NOT exempt from the 90 minute MCT.
Special note about arriving on an international flight: Due to BOS's setup, all non-precleared international flights arrive in terminal E. However, all domestic and some international DL flights depart from Terminal A. The exception is most TATL flights, which depart from Terminal E. To get from E to A, you can either take Massport shuttle #11 or walk through the parking garage; the 10 minute walk is completely covered, well signed, and has moving walkways.
MCT for DL to/from its partners:
DL-AF: 1 hour 20 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
AF-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes, unless the DL flight leaves from terminal E, in which case MCT is 1 hour 20 minutes. Note that for an international to domestic connection, you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A.
DL-KE: 1 hour if the DL flight is domestic or arriving from a precleared airport; 1 hour 30 minutes otherwise. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
KE-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A, unless departing on one of the TATL flights that departs from E.
DL-KL: 1 hour if the DL flight is domestic or arriving from a precleared airport; 1 hour 30 minutes otherwise. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
KL-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A.
DL-VS: 1 hour 15 minutes if the DL flight is domestic or coming from a pre-cleared airport; 1 hour 30 minutes otherwise. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
VS-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A.
DL-WS: 40 minutes if the DL flight is domestic or coming from a pre-cleared airport; 2 hours otherwise. WS operates from terminal A, so unless you're arriving on a non-precleared DL flight, you won't have to change terminals.
WS-DL: 1 hour unless connecting to a DL flight out of terminal E, in which case MCT is 1 hour 15 minutes. All WS flights into BOS are precleared and arrive at terminal A, so you won't have to switch terminals unless the DL flight is out of E.
Domestic flight-domestic flight: 25 minutes if going to/from BUF, BGR, HPN, or ROC, NOT ALLOWED on a single ticket otherwise.
Domestic flight-international flight:
- 25 minutes if going to an airport in Canada with preclearance
- 40 minutes if going to AUA, BDA, or NAS
- 1 hour 15 minutes if the international flight departs from terminal E (most TATL flights now depart from E.)
- 30 minutes if none of the above applies
International flight-international flight: 1 hour 30 minutes. Exceptions: 40 minutes if coming from AUA, BDA, or NAS. Note DUB is NOT exempt from the 90 minute MCT.
Special note about arriving on an international flight: Due to BOS's setup, all non-precleared international flights arrive in terminal E. However, all domestic and some international DL flights depart from Terminal A. The exception is most TATL flights, which depart from Terminal E. To get from E to A, you can either take Massport shuttle #11 or walk through the parking garage; the 10 minute walk is completely covered, well signed, and has moving walkways.
MCT for DL to/from its partners:
DL-AF: 1 hour 20 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
AF-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes, unless the DL flight leaves from terminal E, in which case MCT is 1 hour 20 minutes. Note that for an international to domestic connection, you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A.
DL-KE: 1 hour if the DL flight is domestic or arriving from a precleared airport; 1 hour 30 minutes otherwise. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
KE-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A, unless departing on one of the TATL flights that departs from E.
DL-KL: 1 hour if the DL flight is domestic or arriving from a precleared airport; 1 hour 30 minutes otherwise. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
KL-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A.
DL-VS: 1 hour 15 minutes if the DL flight is domestic or coming from a pre-cleared airport; 1 hour 30 minutes otherwise. Note you'll have to get from terminal A to terminal E, unless arriving on a flight from a non-precleared airport outside the US. In that case, you won't have to change terminals.
VS-DL: 1 hour 30 minutes. Note you'll have to get from terminal E to terminal A.
DL-WS: 40 minutes if the DL flight is domestic or coming from a pre-cleared airport; 2 hours otherwise. WS operates from terminal A, so unless you're arriving on a non-precleared DL flight, you won't have to change terminals.
WS-DL: 1 hour unless connecting to a DL flight out of terminal E, in which case MCT is 1 hour 15 minutes. All WS flights into BOS are precleared and arrive at terminal A, so you won't have to switch terminals unless the DL flight is out of E.
Minimum Connection Transfer Time at Boston (BOS): The Definitive Thread
Jul 15, 2014, 12:46 pm
#61
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About $197 difference for a single connect in ATL, and a $56 difference in a double connect in ATL/BOS, but with a longer layover (hour and half). Probably will just go for the extra $56, as the peace of mind is much more worth it to me.
Jul 15, 2014, 12:48 pm
#62
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Good idea, hotels are expensive in Boston, should a misconnect not be DLs responsibility
Jul 15, 2014, 2:11 pm
#64
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Jul 15, 2014, 4:20 pm
#66
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25 minutes is the MCT at BOS for domestic DL to domestic DL connections. Since your connection is scheduled as 25 minutes, if the estimated arrival of your ATL-BOS flight is delayed by even one minute before you board, you could have DL rebook you on a ATL-DTW for free.
Jan 20, 2017, 2:25 pm
#69
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I am arriving in BOS from LIS on TP at 5:55 PM in terminal E on a Monday. I am thinking about booking a DL flight to IND that leaves at 8:55 PM. Is 3 hours usually enough time to get through immigration/customs and get to terminal A and thru security on a Monday evening?
Jan 20, 2017, 8:30 pm
#70
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Do you have Global Entry? If so, you'll definitely be fine (barring delays on the inbound, of course). If not, you'll probably be fine--even if it takes you an hour to get through customs & immigration, two hours is still plenty of time to get from the exit of E to the outbound gate in terminal A. I'd walk from E to A instead of taking the intra-terminal bus; the route goes through a parking garage and is well-signed. It's about a 10 minute walk.
Jan 21, 2017, 9:31 am
#71
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Do you have Global Entry? If so, you'll definitely be fine (barring delays on the inbound, of course). If not, you'll probably be fine--even if it takes you an hour to get through customs & immigration, two hours is still plenty of time to get from the exit of E to the outbound gate in terminal A. I'd walk from E to A instead of taking the intra-terminal bus; the route goes through a parking garage and is well-signed. It's about a 10 minute walk.
Jan 27, 2017, 9:49 am
#72
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Hello!
I'm looking for flights from Amsterdam to MCO with Delta (on the same ticket), and there's a flight with a 2h18 connection in BOS.
Do you think it's doable without running or is it better I choose the one with a 4h connection in DTW?
I'm looking for flights from Amsterdam to MCO with Delta (on the same ticket), and there's a flight with a 2h18 connection in BOS.
Do you think it's doable without running or is it better I choose the one with a 4h connection in DTW?
Jan 27, 2017, 10:05 am
#73
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Hi, I provided a rather detailed response to your original post in the AA forum.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...mct-etc-7.html
Hope this helps
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...mct-etc-7.html
Hope this helps