There are 13 ways to get from California to Florida by plane, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane SAN - MIA
6h 30m$202–905Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane LAX - MIA
6h 52m$111–503Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to El Pasobus La
- Take the bus from El Paso to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Circle K - Gainesville, FLbus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
45h 7m$385–724Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonvillebus
2d 6h$340–1,413Drive 2,376.8 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Jacksonvillecar 2,376.8 mi
38h 19m$434–627Fly San Diego International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tampa (TPA)plane SAN - TPA
6h 40m$384–807Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tampa (TPA)plane LAX - TPA
6h 53m$133–415Fly San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane SAN - FLL
6h 50m$154–658Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane LAX - FLL
7h 4m$113–386Fly San Diego International Airport to Orlando
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Orlando (MCO)plane SAN - MCO
7h 15m$446–1,510Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando (MCO)plane LAX - MCO
7h 34m$115–408Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
2d 8h$233–563Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
3d 7h$385–1,933
California to Florida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Florida is to fly which costs $110 - $390 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from California to Florida is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $200 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Florida. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between California and Florida is 2289 miles. The road distance is 2390.7 miles.
The best way to get from California to Florida without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 45h 7m and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from California to Florida, including transfers.
California to Florida bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Florida is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $200 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $380 - $750 and takes 45h 7m, you could also train, which costs $380 - $2,000 and takes 3 days 7h.
California to Florida bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Florida is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 5:39 PM in California and 8:39 PM in Florida.
What companies run services between California, USA and Florida, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Miami International Airport (MIA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles to Newnan St + Ashley St via El Paso, El Paso, Houston, Circle K - Gainesville, FL, Gainesville, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 45h 7m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $95–140
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Bus from Houston to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $130–280
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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