There are 12 ways to get from California to Poughkeepsie by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, 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 San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SAN - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 31m$252–999Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LAX - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 48m$153–476Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 15h$314–1,670Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from TransCenter to Metro North Stationbus Wpp
2d 22h$207–592Drive 2,810.1 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Poughkeepsiecar 2,810.1 mi
44h 48m$513–741Fly San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SAN - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 35m$230–908Fly Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane LAX - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 44m$951–1,207Fly San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SFO - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 15m$187–666Fly San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SAN - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 9m$282–1,780Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LAX - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 21m$180–1,098Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SNA - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 54m$193–549Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsietrain
2d 19h$300–1,610
California to Poughkeepsie by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Poughkeepsie is to fly and train which costs $150 - $480 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from California to Poughkeepsie is to fly and train which takes 9h 31m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Poughkeepsie station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Metro North Station via St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal and TransCenter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
No, there is no direct train from California to Poughkeepsie station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between California and Poughkeepsie is 2549 miles. The road distance is 2826.5 miles.
The best way to get from California to Poughkeepsie without a car is to train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $310 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from California to Poughkeepsie, including transfers.
California to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Poughkeepsie train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Poughkeepsie is to train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $310 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $600 and takes 2 days 22h.
What companies run services between California, USA and Poughkeepsie, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Los Angeles to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Metro North Station via St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, White Plains Bus Station, and TransCenter in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–75
- 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 Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–20
- Peak
- $23–27
- 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
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-624-4217
- info@leprechaunlines.com
- Website
- leprechaunlines.com
Bus from TransCenter to Metro North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- leprechaunlines.com
- Newburgh - Beacon Shuttle
- $1
- Newburgh Local
- $2
- White Plains Commuter
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
California to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Poughkeepsie is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 3:05 PM in California and 6:05 PM in Poughkeepsie.
California to Poughkeepsie train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Poughkeepsie is 2826 miles. It takes approximately 44h 48m to drive from California to Poughkeepsie.
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