There are 10 ways to get from California to Raton by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, or shuttle
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SAN - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs, CO to Ratonbus
8h 33m$132–519Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Angel Fire Airport (AXX)plane LAX - AXX
- Drive from Angel Fire Airport (AXX) to Ratoncar
14h 33m$92–404Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ratontrain Southwest Chief
22h 3m$330–700Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Ratonbus Greyhound US1140
22h 50m$165–322Drive 1,000.8 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Ratoncar 1,000.8 mi
16h$183–264Fly San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SAN - ABQ
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Ratontrain
10h 8m$172–756Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane LAX - ABQ
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Ratontrain
10h 26m$458–1,464Fly San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport, drive
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Angel Fire Airport (AXX)plane SAN - AXX
- Drive from Angel Fire Airport (AXX) to Ratoncar
16h$102–466Fly San Diego International Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Denver (DEN)plane SAN - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Ratonbus
10h 12m$142–630Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane LAX - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Ratontrain
12h 6m$218–609
California to Raton by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Raton is to bus which costs $160 - $330 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from California to Raton is to fly and bus which takes 8h 33m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Raton. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Raton via Albuquerque Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 50m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Raton. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 3m.
The distance between California and Raton is 987 miles. The road distance is 1006.6 miles.
The best way to get from California to Raton without a car is to train which takes 22h 3m and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from California to Raton, including transfers.
California to Raton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Raton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Raton is to train which takes 22h 3m and costs $330 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $330 and takes 22h 50m.
What companies run services between California, USA and Raton, NM, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Raton once daily. Tickets cost $330–700 and the journey takes 22h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Raton via Albuquerque Bus Station in around 22h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Phoenix, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Las Vegas, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Oakland, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Denver, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via San Francisco, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Phoenix, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Las Vegas, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Oakland, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via San Francisco, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Denver, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Angel Fire Airport via Salt Lake City, Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Raton
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Raton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Colorado Springs, CO to Raton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $35–50
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 Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Raton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Raton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
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More Questions & Answers
California to Raton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Albuquerque Bus Station.
Raton is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 6:23 AM in California and 7:23 AM in Raton.
California to Raton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Raton station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Raton is 1007 miles. It takes approximately 16h to drive from California to Raton.
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