There are 8 ways to get from Bakersfield to Santa Maria by bus or plane
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Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Passo Fundo, bus
best- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Passo Fundo (PFB)plane LAX - PFB
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSbus
28h 44mFly Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo, bus
cheapest- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Passo Fundo (PFB)plane BFL - PFB
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSbus
31h 8mR$2,820–9,583Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Santa Maria
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santa Maria (RIA)plane LAX - RIA
26h 21mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Caxias Do Sul Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Caxias Do Sul Airport (CXJ)plane LAX - CXJ
- Take the bus from Caxias do Sul to Novo Hamburgobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
28h 57mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL)plane LAX - GEL
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
28h 38mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chapecó Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chapecó Airport (XAP)plane LAX - XAP
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSbus
34h 11mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Salgado Filho International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)plane LAX - POA
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
27h 43mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Jaguaruna Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Jaguaruna Regional Airport (JJG)plane LAX - JJG
- Take the bus from Tubarão to São Leopoldobus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de São Leopoldo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
30h 22m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Passo Fundo (PFB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bakersfield to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which costs R$ 2800 - R$ 10000 and takes 31h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bakersfield to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which takes 31h 8m and costs R$ 2800 - R$ 10000.
The distance between Bakersfield and Santa Maria is 10290 km.
It takes approximately 28h 44m to get from Bakersfield to Santa Maria, including transfers.
Santa Maria is 5h ahead of Bakersfield. It is currently 10:03 PM in Bakersfield and 3:03 AM in Santa Maria.
There are 89+ hotels available in Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Bakersfield, CA, USA and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil?
There is no direct connection from Bakersfield to Santa Maria. However, you can take the bus to Los Angeles, walk to Union Station FlyAway - 800 N Alameda St at Union Station / Patsaurus Plaza, take the bus to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) airport, fly to Passo Fundo (PFB), take the taxi to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo, then take the bus to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) airport, fly to Passo Fundo (PFB), take the taxi to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo, then take the bus to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Passo Fundo via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Passo Fundo via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Passo Fundo via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–8,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–9,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–9,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo via Denver, Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–11,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo via Phoenix, Houston, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Houston, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–12,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Passo Fundo via Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo via Denver, Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Maria via Sao Paulo, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–10,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Maria via Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Maria via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Sao Paulo, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–5,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Passo Fundo via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Passo Fundo via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–8,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Passo Fundo via Denver, Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Houston, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Houston, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- sac@planalto.com.br
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$150–380
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$220–250
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Caxias do Sul to Novo Hamburgo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–210
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Leito
- R$130–210
- Convencional
- R$40–80
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$85–210
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$85–130
- Executivo
- R$110–150
- Semi-Leito
- R$170–210
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$55–160
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$55–80
- Executivo
- R$70–90
- Semi-Leito
- R$120–160
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$50–150
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$50–75
- Executivo
- R$65–85
- Semi-Leito
- R$120–150
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de São Leopoldo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$85–210
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$85–130
- Executivo
- R$110–140
- Semi-Leito
- R$170–210
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$70–143
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- R$70–110
- Phone
- +55 51 3793-1700
- viasul@viasulbus.com.br
- Website
- viasulbus.com.br
Bus from Tubarão to São Leopoldo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$65
- Schedules at
- viasulbus.com.br
- Book at
- viasulbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Tubarão to São Leopoldo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$95–140
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
- Convencional
- R$95–140
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