There are 6 ways to get from Boulder to Santa Ana by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Bus, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)DEN - SNA
4h 57m$405–841Bus, fly to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)DEN - LGB
7h 53m$101–458Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union StationFf1 / ...
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Santa Ana Bus Stop
23h 51m$103–263Bus, train
- Take the bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union StationFf1 / ...
- Take the bus from Denver to Las Vegas Transportation Center
- Take the train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
29h 33m$167–391Drive 1,019.4 mi
- Drive from Boulder to Santa Ana1,019.4 mi
16h 2m$186–269Bus, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)DEN - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
8h 7m$294–830
Boulder to Santa Ana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boulder to Santa Ana is to bus which costs $100 - $270 and takes 23h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Boulder to Santa Ana is to bus and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $400 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Boulder station to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 and arriving at Santa Ana Bus Stop via Denver Union Station and Las Vegas BusTerminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 51m.
The distance between Boulder and Santa Ana is 899 miles. The road distance is 1025.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boulder to Santa Ana without a car is to bus which takes 23h 51m and costs $100 - $270.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Boulder to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Boulder to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Regional Transportation District, depart from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1.
Boulder to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Regional Transportation District, arrive at Union Station.
Santa Ana is 1h behind Boulder. It is currently 12:53 PM in Boulder and 11:53 AM in Santa Ana.
Yes, the driving distance between Boulder to Santa Ana is 1025 miles. It takes approximately 16h 2m to drive from Boulder to Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Boulder, CO, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Santa Ana Bus Stop via Denver Union Station and Las Vegas BusTerminal in around 23h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $90–250
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–290
- Business - advance purchase
- $170–700
- Business Class
- $260–650
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Denver to Las Vegas Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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