There are 10 ways to get from California to Colorado by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Long Beach Airport
best- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Denver (DEN)plane LGB - DEN
5h 27m$97–487Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0900 / ...
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus Greyhound US1200
23h 11m$167–327Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denverbus El Paso
26h 2m$346–685Drive 1,015.4 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Denvercar 1,015.4 mi
15h 50m$186–268Fly from Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Denver (DEN)plane SMF - DEN
5h 7m$118–609Fly from San Diego International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Denver (DEN)plane SAN - DEN
5h 11m$108–561Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Denver (DEN)plane SJC - DEN
5h 30m$132–662Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Denver (DEN)plane ONT - DEN
5h 59m$103–490Line 34 bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the bus from SW FIRST - McKENZIE to B Shelterbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Denver (DEN)plane FAT - DEN
- Take the tram from Nine Mile Station to Dry Creek Stationtram
6h 17mLine 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly, tram
- Take the bus from Harbor-East Shuttle Area to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Denver (DEN)plane SNA - DEN
- Take the tram from Nine Mile Station to Dry Creek Stationtram
7h 28m$107–512
California to Colorado by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Colorado is to bus which costs $160 - $330 and takes 23h 11m.
The fastest way to get from California to Colorado is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $110 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Colorado. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Civic Center Loop via Las Vegas Bus Terminal and 16th Street & Wynkoop St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 11m.
The distance between California and Colorado is 895 miles. The road distance is 1021.4 miles.
The best way to get from California to Colorado without a car is to bus which takes 23h 11m and costs $160 - $330.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from California to Colorado, including transfers.
California to Colorado bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Colorado is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $95 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $330 and takes 23h 11m.
California to Colorado bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Las Vegas Bus Terminal station.
Colorado is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 11:28 AM in California and 12:28 PM in Colorado.
What companies run services between California, USA and Colorado, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Denver (DEN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Civic Center Loop via Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Denver Union Station, and 16th Street & Wynkoop St in around 23h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver via Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Tram from Nine Mile Station to Dry Creek Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- 621 7433
- Website
- fresno.gov
Bus from SW FIRST - McKENZIE to B Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- fresno.gov
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-East Shuttle Area to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
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