There are 9 ways to get from Cortez to California by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cortez to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CEZ - SAN
4h 56m$135–506Fly Cortez to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane CEZ - LGB
5h 49m$85–303Taxi, bus (Greyhound)
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
23h 31m$361–564Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain
23h 54m$346–494Drive 718.2 mi
- Drive from Cortez to Los Angelescar 718.2 mi
12h 49m$132–190Fly Cortez to Meadows Field Airport
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane CEZ - BFL
7h 2m$110–338Taxi, bus, shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Rico Enterprisetaxi
- Take the bus from Rico Enterprise to Telluride Court Housebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MTJ - LAX
9h 17m$431–798Fly Cortez to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane CEZ - BUR
6h 41m$93–338Fly Cortez to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane CEZ - SNA
7h 28m$99–357
Cortez (CEZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cortez to California is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cortez to California is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $130 - $550.
The distance between Cortez and California is 592 miles. The road distance is 722.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cortez to California without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 23h 31m and costs $360 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Cortez to California, including transfers.
California is 1h behind Cortez. It is currently 3:02 AM in Cortez and 2:02 AM in California.
Yes, the driving distance between Cortez to California is 722 miles. It takes approximately 12h 49m to drive from Cortez to California.
There are 2157+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Cortez, CO, USA and California, USA?
Key Lime, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Cortez (CEZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cortez to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
Flights from Cortez to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Cortez to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Cortez to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Cortez to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Cortez to Long Beach Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Cortez to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Cortez to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Cortez to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Cortez to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Cortez to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Cortez to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Cortez to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Cortez to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cortez to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Cortez to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Cortez to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Cortez to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cortez to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cortez to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cortez to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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 Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Rico Enterprise to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $250–330
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