There are 13 ways to get from Delaware to California by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BWI - SAN
8h 1m$260–1,692Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BWI - LAX
8h 28m$185–1,100Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 16h$465–949Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Wilmington to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 17h$844–2,502Drive 2,670.9 mi
- Drive from Wilmington to Los Angelescar 2,670.9 mi
43h 52m$488–705Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Wilmington to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHL - SAN
8h 17m$341–1,950Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Wilmington to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHL - SFO
8h 47m$229–1,408Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
8h 25m$284–1,693Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Wilmington to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
8h 47m$266–1,108Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
8h 38m$188–1,250Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BWI - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
10h 17m$268–1,601Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 20h$728–1,618Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Wilmington to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 23h$893–2,026
Delaware to California by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Delaware to California is to bus which costs $460 - $950 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Delaware to California is to train and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $260 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Delaware station to California station. However, there are services departing from Wilmington Bus Station and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Philadelphia Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Delaware to California. However, there are services departing from Wilmington and arriving at Los Angeles via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Delaware and California is 2391 miles. The road distance is 2686.5 miles.
The best way to get from Delaware to California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $460 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Delaware to California, including transfers.
Delaware to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Wilmington Bus Station.
Delaware to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Wilmington station.
The best way to get from Delaware to California is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $460 - $950. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $800 - $2,500 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between Delaware, USA and California, USA?
You can take a bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station via Philadelphia Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 16h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wilmington to Los Angeles via Washington, Columbus Circle, Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Delaware to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Delaware. It is currently 7:31 AM in Delaware and 4:31 AM in California.
Delaware to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Delaware to California is 2687 miles. It takes approximately 43h 52m to drive from Delaware to California.
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