There are 5 ways to get from California to Key West by plane, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane SAN - FLL
- Take a shuttle bus from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
12h 39m$484–1,619Fly San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane SAN - MIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Miami, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
12h 32m$334–639Bus
- 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 Miami Airport Stationbus
- Take the bus from Miami Airport Station to Big Pine Keybus
- Take the bus from Big Pine Key - CVS / MM30 to N Roosevelt & 3rd Streetbus Lks
2d 21h$429–815Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane LAX - MIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Miami, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
12h 53m$370–1,057Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane LAX - FLL
- Take a shuttle bus from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
13h 17m$580–1,827
California to Key West by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Key West is to fly and shuttle which costs $330 - $650 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from California to Key West is to fly and shuttle which takes 12h 32m and costs $330 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Key West. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at N Roosevelt & 3rd Street via Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Miami Airport Station and Big Pine Key - CVS / MM30. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between California and Key West is 2450 miles.
The best way to get from California to Key West without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from California to Key West, including transfers.
California to Key West bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Key West bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Key West is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 10:50 PM in California and 1:50 AM in Key West.
There are 979+ hotels available in Key West.
What companies run services between California, USA and Key West, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to N Roosevelt & 3rd Street via Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Miami Airport Station, Big Pine Key, and Big Pine Key - CVS / MM30 in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1 (305) 289-9997
- groups@keysshuttle.com
- Website
- keysshuttle.com
Shuttle from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Website
- https://www.keysshuttle.com
Shuttle from Miami, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–190
- Website
- https://www.keysshuttle.com
Shuttle from Miami, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–190
- Website
- https://www.keysshuttle.com
Shuttle from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Website
- https://www.keysshuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- 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
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Big Pine Key
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 305-809-3700
- Website
- cityofkeywest-fl.gov
Bus from Big Pine Key - CVS / MM30 to N Roosevelt & 3rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/595/Schedules-and-Route-Maps
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