There are 11 ways to get from Dallas to Southern California by plane, car, bus, train, taxi, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane DFW - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Southern Californiacar
8h 30m$119–578Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Dallas to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Avebus 15
29h 45m$285–482Train, bus
- Take the train from Dallas to Ontario Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Avebus 15
47h 44m$276–602Drive 1,295.3 mi
- Drive from Dallas to Southern Californiacar 1,295.3 mi
22h 24m$237–342Fly Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane DAL - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to Southern Californiataxi
9h 50mFly Dallas to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DAL - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Station to Southern Californiataxi
10h 28m$218–845Fly Dallas to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DAL - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
11h 27m$196–540Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane DFW - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stopbus
10h 39mFly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DFW - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Station to Southern Californiataxi
11h 15m$205–792Fly Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train, taxi
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DAL - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Victorville Amtrak to Southern Californiataxi
13h 4m$301–860Bus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riversidebus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Barstow Stationbus
35h 34m$200–518
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to Southern California is to drive which costs $230 - $350 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Dallas to Southern California is to fly and drive which takes 8h 30m and costs $110 - $600.
The distance between Dallas and Southern California is 1245 miles. The road distance is 1302.9 miles.
The best way to get from Dallas to Southern California without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 29h 45m and costs $280 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Dallas to Southern California, including transfers.
Southern California is 2h behind Dallas. It is currently 12:03 PM in Dallas and 10:03 AM in Southern California.
Yes, the driving distance between Dallas to Southern California is 1303 miles. It takes approximately 22h 24m to drive from Dallas to Southern California.
There are one+ hotels available in Southern California.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and Southern California, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Houston @ Main - S - Ns to Southern California via Jefferson @ Marsalis - W - Ns, Dallas, El Paso, Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave, E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Ave, E Mountain View St WB & 2nd Ave, and Minneola Rd SB & National Trails Hwy in around 29h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport via Midland/Odessa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport via Lubbock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport via Amarillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Dallas to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Dallas to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Dallas to Los Angeles International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Dallas to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Dallas to Los Angeles International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dallas to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Victorville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to San Bernardino - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dallas to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–230
- Phone
- (760) 948-3030
- Info@VVTA.org
- Website
- vvta.org
Bus from Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- vvta.org
- Local and county
- $1–3
- B-V Link
- $7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Bus from Riverside to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $12–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
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