There are 8 ways to get from California to Ruidoso by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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 El Paso International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane SAN - ELP
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus
9h 59m$252–1,201Bus via Los Angeles Union Station (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit)bus Greyhound US1001
- Take the bus from Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit) to Ruidosobus Greyhound US1190S
19h 34m$116–249Bus via Las Cruces
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Las Cruces, NMbus La
- Take the bus from Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit) to Ruidosobus Greyhound US1190S
17h 52m$134–209Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit)bus
- Take the bus from Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit) to Ruidosobus
24h 32m$155–351Drive 844.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Ruidosocar 844.7 mi
14h 35m$155–223Fly Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LAX - ELP
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus
10h 17m$191–759Fly Tijuana International Airport to Abraham González International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Abraham González International Airport (CJS)plane TIJ - CJS
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus
11h 11m$140–396Bus
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus Huntington Park
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus Greyhound US1190S
19h 4m$157–208
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to El Paso International Airport (ELP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Ruidoso is to bus via Las Cruces which costs $130 - $210 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from California to Ruidoso is to fly and bus which takes 9h 59m and costs $250 - $1,200.
The distance between California and Ruidoso is 829 miles. The road distance is 849.7 miles.
The best way to get from California to Ruidoso without a car is to bus via Las Cruces which takes 17h 52m and costs $130 - $210.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from California to Ruidoso, including transfers.
Ruidoso is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 5:27 AM in California and 6:27 AM in Ruidoso.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Ruidoso is 850 miles. It takes approximately 14h 35m to drive from California to Ruidoso.
There are 229+ hotels available in Ruidoso.
What companies run services between California, USA and Ruidoso, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles to Ruidoso via Las Cruces, NM, Amador & McSwain, Mvitt, Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit), and Ruidoso in around 17h 52m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Abraham González International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- 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 El Paso Bus Station to Ruidoso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit) to Ruidoso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Las Cruces, NM
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $90–130
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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