There are 12 ways to get from California to Waco by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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 Dallas, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Dallas (DAL)SAN - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
7h 22m$146–661Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Dallas, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dallas (DAL)LAX - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
7h 40m$114–439Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza
- Take the bus from Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza to Waco
25h$268–345Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to McGregor StationTexas Eagle
36h 4m$172–485Drive 1,399.4 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Waco1,399.4 mi
23h 11m$256–369Fly Long Beach Airport to Dallas, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Dallas (DAL)LGB - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
7h 47m$124–527Fly San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)SAN - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
7h 35m$328–574Fly Long Beach Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)LGB - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
8h$137–690Fly San Diego International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)SAN - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
8h 32m$132–608Fly San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)SAN - SAT
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Waco
9h 53m$202–364Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)LAX - SAT
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Waco
10h 16m$140–432Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus StationGreyhound US1000
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Waco Bus StopGreyhound US1100 / ...
31h 5m$136–374
California to Waco by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Waco is to bus which costs $130 - $380 and takes 31h 5m.
The fastest way to get from California to Waco is to fly and bus which takes 7h 22m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Waco. However, there are services departing from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles and arriving at Waco via El Paso and Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
The distance between California and Waco is 1291 miles. The road distance is 1407.6 miles.
The best way to get from California to Waco without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 25h and costs $260 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from California to Waco, including transfers.
California to Waco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Waco is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 25h and costs $260 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $490 and takes 36h 4m.
California to Waco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Ft Worth Bus Station.
Waco is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 1:40 PM in California and 3:40 PM in Waco.
What companies run services between California, USA and Waco, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to Waco via El Paso and Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza in around 25h. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to McGregor Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $130–440 and the journey takes 35h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas via San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Dallas via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dallas via Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dallas via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dallas via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to McGregor Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $130–390
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $200–440
- Business - advance purchase
- $280–1,100
- Business Class
- $390–950
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $14–85
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