Cambridge: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Cambridge is a city of 110,402 people in United States (Massachusetts), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Cambridge runs from about 9 h 8 min a day in late December to 15 h 21 min in late June (computed for 42.38° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Cambridge is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, whose 10,083-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD, 77 km), Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED, 18 km), Worcester Regional Airport (ORH, 64 km), Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT, 68 km), New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB, 79 km).
Flights to Cambridge: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Cambridge · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Public Library | 960,423 | 2016 |
| Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site | 0 | 2000 |
The busiest is Cambridge Public Library at 960,423 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Cambridge
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- New York City, 304 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Brooklyn, 305 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Queens, 295 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Manhattan, 297 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- The Bronx, 285 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Boston, 4 km
- Staten Island, 323 km
- Newark, 314 km
- Jersey City, 308 km
- Longueuil, 397 km (Canada)
Twin towns and sister cities: Cambridge, Coimbra, Cienfuegos, Gaeta, Las Flores, Tsukuba, Yerevan, Kraków, Galway.
Common questions
Which airport serves Cambridge?
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Cambridge?
About 110,402 people live in Cambridge, across 18 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Cambridge in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Cambridge?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Cambridge?
New York City (304 km), Brooklyn (305 km), Queens (295 km), Manhattan (297 km), The Bronx (285 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.