There are 10 ways to get from California to Mesa by plane, tram, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, taxi, car, bus (Flixbus), or bus
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 Meadows Field Airport, tram
best- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BFL - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Center/Main Sttram
2h 35m$91–450Bus via Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd)
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000 / ...
7h 18m$47–79Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Mesataxi
9h 17m$128–172Drive 387.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Mesacar 387.7 mi
6h 14m$71–103Fly from San Diego International Airport, tram
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SAN - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Center/Main Sttram
3h 38m$754–1,207Fly from Long Beach Airport, tram
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Center/Main Sttram
3h 55m$63–403Fly from Los Angeles International Airport, tram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Center/Main Sttram
3h 48m$133–615Train to Ontario International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ONT - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Center/Main Sttram
4h 31m$93–523Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus FlixBus 2054
8h 15m$47–79Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Phoenixbus La
8h 58m$59–82
California to Mesa by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Mesa is to bus which costs $45 - $80 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from California to Mesa is to fly and tram which takes 2h 35m and costs $90 - $450.
The distance between California and Mesa is 447 miles. The road distance is 389.9 miles.
The best way to get from California to Mesa without a car is to bus via Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd) which takes 7h 18m and costs $45 - $80.
It takes approximately 2h 35m to get from California to Mesa, including transfers.
Mesa is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 12:24 PM in California and 1:24 PM in Mesa.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Mesa is 390 miles. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from California to Mesa.
There are 2699+ hotels available in Mesa.
What companies run services between California, USA and Mesa, AZ, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost $45–80 and the journey takes 6h 15m. Flixbus USA also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Center/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- 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
- $14–20
- 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 Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $55–80
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
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