There are 9 ways to get from California to Branson by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane LAX - XNA
- Drive from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Bransoncar
7h 18m$574–1,438Fly Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane LGB - SGF
- Take a shuttle bus from Springfield to Branson - Casey's
8h 28m$141–627Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Springfield CU Transit Centerbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the taxi from Springfield CU Transit Center to Bransontaxi
37h 16m$347–609Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Branson / Hollisterbus Jefferson 121
40h 58m$556–1,155Drive 1,606.8 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Bransoncar 1,606.8 mi
26h 14m$294–424Fly Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane SMF - SGF
- Take a shuttle bus from Springfield to Branson - Casey's
8h 31m$172–729Fly San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane SAN - SGF
- Take a shuttle bus from Springfield to Branson - Casey's
8h 40m$152–631Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane FAT - SGF
- Take a shuttle bus from Springfield to Branson - Casey's
9h 44m$151–627Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tulsa to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Branson / Hollisterbus
43h 45m$364–637
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Branson is to fly and shuttle which costs $140 - $650 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from California to Branson is to fly and drive which takes 7h 18m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between California and Branson is 1485 miles. The road distance is 1616.2 miles.
The best way to get from California to Branson without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 37h 16m and costs $340 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from California to Branson, including transfers.
Branson is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 4:09 PM in California and 6:09 PM in Branson.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Branson is 1616 miles. It takes approximately 26h 14m to drive from California to Branson.
There are 1753+ hotels available in Branson.
What companies run services between California, USA and Branson, MO, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Branson via Tulsa, Kansas City, and Branson / Hollister in around 43h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Austin, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Albuquerque, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Springfield CU Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Branson / Hollister
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Tulsa to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1-888-875-6287
- Website
- oatstransit.org
Shuttle from Springfield to Branson - Casey's
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.oatstransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.oatstransit.org/schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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