There are 10 ways to get from California to Franklin by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
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 Nashville (BNA)plane LGB - BNA
5h 58m$196–736Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
cheapest- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Nashville (BNA)plane BUR - BNA
5h 57m$192–694Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521
47h 33m$405–738Train, bus via Kansas City
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$555–1,234Drive 1,983.4 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Franklincar 1,983.4 mi
31h 24m$362–523Fly from San Diego International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Nashville (BNA)plane SAN - BNA
5h 37m$238–890Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Nashville (BNA)plane LAX - BNA
5h 53m$193–648Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nashville (BNA)plane SFO - BNA
6h 26m$195–698Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Nashville (BNA)plane ONT - BNA
6h 30m$235–856Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to St. Louistrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521
2d 14h$639–1,411
Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Nashville (BNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Franklin is to fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from California to Franklin is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between California and Franklin is 1822 miles. The road distance is 1995 miles.
The best way to get from California to Franklin without a car is to bus which takes 47h 33m and costs $400 - $750.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from California to Franklin, including transfers.
The best way to get from California to Franklin is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs $190 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $750 and takes 47h 33m.
Franklin is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 7:34 AM in California and 9:34 AM in Franklin.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Franklin is 1995 miles. It takes approximately 31h 24m to drive from California to Franklin.
There are 158+ hotels available in Franklin.
What companies run services between California, USA and Franklin, TN, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Nashville (BNA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Franklin via St Louis Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station in around 47h 33m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Nashville via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Nashville via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Nashville via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
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
- $400–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- 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
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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