There are 10 ways to get from California to Utica by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)SAN - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
10h 28m$382–1,660Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)LAX - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
10h 15m$251–1,018Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Utica Amtrak StationLake Shore Limited
2d 10h$318–1,689Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Take the bus from Albany, Ny to Utica
3d$282–748Drive 2,720 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Utica2,720 mi
43h 21m$497–717Fly Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)SMF - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
10h 31m$352–1,558Fly San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)SFO - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
10h 44m$300–1,268Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)SJC - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
11h 8m$366–1,560Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)SNA - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
12h 39m$306–1,261Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)LAX - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester
- Take the train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak Station
11h 54m$404–1,643
California to Utica by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Utica is to bus which costs $280 - $750 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from California to Utica is to fly and bus which takes 10h 15m and costs $250 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Utica. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Utica via St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal and Albany, Ny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from California to Utica station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Utica Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between California and Utica is 2396 miles. The road distance is 2735.8 miles.
The best way to get from California to Utica without a car is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $310 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from California to Utica, including transfers.
California to Utica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Utica train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Utica is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $310 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $750 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between California, USA and Utica, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Los Angeles to Utica Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Utica via St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Albany, Ny in around 3d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
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
- $190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Utica Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to Utica Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $29–90
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $29–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $25–40
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Utica, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
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
- $150–350
- 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/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albany, Ny to Utica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–100
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $29–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Bus from Albany, Ny to Utica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $21–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $18–40
- Flexible
- $38–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Albany, Ny to Utica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
California to Utica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Utica is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 7:36 AM in California and 10:36 AM in Utica.
California to Utica train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Utica is 2736 miles. It takes approximately 43h 21m to drive from California to Utica.
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