There are 10 ways to get from California to Pittsburgh by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SAN - PIT
7h 39m$552–705Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane BUR - PIT
9h 50m$167–709Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
2d 5h$285–631Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0421
2d 6h$171–554Drive 2,406.5 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Pittsburghcar 2,406.5 mi
38h 53m$440–635Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane LAX - PIT
7h 52m$171–473Fly San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SFO - PIT
8h 13m$350–813Fly Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane LGB - PIT
9h 30m$171–751Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane FAT - PIT
10h 19m$211–901Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LAX - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 8m$191–551
California to Pittsburgh by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Pittsburgh is to fly which costs $170 - $480 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from California to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs $550 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Pittsburgh station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from California to Pittsburgh station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Pittsburgh Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between California and Pittsburgh is 2143 miles. The road distance is 2420.5 miles.
The best way to get from California to Pittsburgh without a car is to train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $280 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from California to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
California to Pittsburgh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Pittsburgh train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs $550 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $280 - $650 and takes 2 days 5h, you could also bus, which costs $170 - $600 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between California, USA and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
Breeze Airways, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- 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
- $110–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
California to Pittsburgh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Pittsburgh is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 8:52 AM in California and 11:52 AM in Pittsburgh.
California to Pittsburgh train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Pittsburgh is 2421 miles. It takes approximately 38h 53m to drive from California to Pittsburgh.
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