Boston applicants face New York as the nearest listed application city for the supplied routes. By distance, the Consulate General of Italy is closest at 208.9 miles, with a 270-minute driving estimate from the centre of Boston. The VFS, TLScontact and BLS centres are listed between 210.3 and 212.9 miles, with estimates of 272 to 274 minutes. Use this guide to match destination, provider and address, then plan a journey that allows for changing conditions and instructions.
Centre and route research checked 1 August 2026
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Distances start from the centre of Boston and follow a road route where available.
Visa applicants use the East 69th Street entrance and attend by appointment.
Check the destination-specific VFS page because submission arrangements can vary.
The provider currently returns documents by courier from this centre. Check the latest appointment instructions.
This location is linked only to the Germany route. Confirm your consular jurisdiction before booking.
Driving distances and times are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location. Live traffic, road closures and the applicant starting point can change the journey.
The Consulate General of Italy, New York, is the closest listed centre by distance, at 690 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065. The Italy route is estimated at 208.9 miles and 270 minutes from the centre of Boston. Its guidance directs visa applicants to the East 69th Street entrance and says attendance is by appointment. The VFS Global New York Visa Application Centre at 128 East 32nd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016, serves the Netherlands and Portugal routes, each listed at 210.3 miles and 273 minutes.
For France, the TLScontact New York Visa Application Centre is at 142 West 57th Street, Suite 705, New York, NY 10019, with an estimate of 212 miles and 272 minutes. Germany uses the BLS Germany Visa Application Centre at 55 West 39th Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10018, listed at 212.9 miles and 274 minutes. The Germany guidance says to confirm consular jurisdiction before booking, and the TLScontact guidance says documents are currently returned by courier from this centre.
New York is a long listed drive from Boston, so the appointment time should not be the only item in your plan. The estimates run from 208.9 miles and 270 minutes for Italy, through 210.3 miles and 273 minutes for the Netherlands and Portugal, to 212 miles and 272 minutes for France and 212.9 miles and 274 minutes for Germany. These are driving estimates from Boston's centre. Live traffic, road closures and your actual starting point may alter the journey.
Check the exact New York building before departure because the destinations are not collected at one address. Italy is at Park Avenue with the East 69th Street entrance; the VFS routes are at East 32nd Street; France is at West 57th Street; and Germany is at West 39th Street. The supplied information gives no named public transport route or parking option. Check each provider's current entry guidance and make an arrival plan with sensible contingency rather than treating the minute figure as fixed.
Map the destination first. Italy goes to the consulate, the Netherlands and Portugal to VFS Global, France to TLScontact and Germany to BLS. Their New York addresses differ, from Park Avenue and East 32nd Street to West 57th and West 39th Streets, so use the route-specific confirmation.
The Italy estimate is the shortest by distance at 208.9 miles and 270 minutes, but the other route estimates are close and not identical. Use the figure for broad planning only. The supplied distance note allows for traffic, road closures and a different starting point, so leave appropriate contingency.
For Italy, note the East 69th Street entrance and appointment requirement in the consulate guidance. For Germany, confirm consular jurisdiction before booking. For France, review the latest TLScontact instructions, including the stated courier return arrangement. These checks are destination-specific and should be made before you travel.
An appointment Alert is not a travel confirmation. If MyVisaPing highlights a cancellation for your selected New York route, check the provider's page and confirmation before arranging the Boston journey. Availability can change, and the centre guidance can change too, so keep the final instructions close to the appointment day.
This guide was researched on 1 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.