There are 10 ways to get from Denver to El Centro by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, taxi, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Phoenix, bus
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane DEN - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
9h 37m$170–510Fly to Imperial County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane DEN - IPL
6h 33m$75–323Bus
- Take the bus from Denver to ABQ Alvarado Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
25h$215–365Bus, train
- Take the bus from Denver to Las Vegas Transportation Centerbus
- Take the train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to El Centro Bus Stopbus
29h 56m$364–735Drive 999.2 mi
- Drive from Denver to El Centrocar 999.2 mi
19h 6m$183–264Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane DEN - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Yucca Valley Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
9h 24m$275–789Fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DEN - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
10h 5m$167–691Fly to San Diego International Airport, tram, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DEN - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Paulin Avenue/3rd Street to State Street/7th Streetbus
11h 19m$147–670Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DEN - SNA
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stopbus
13h 31m$143–625Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Denver to El Paso, TXbus Denver to El Paso
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Mexicalibus
34h 46m$220–326
Denver to El Centro by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to El Centro is to fly which costs $75 - $330 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to El Centro is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $75 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via Albuquerque Bus Station and Indio Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
The distance between Denver and El Centro is 887 miles. The road distance is 1005 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to El Centro without a car is to bus which takes 25h and costs $210 - $370.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Denver to El Centro, including transfers.
Denver to El Centro bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Denver station.
The best way to get from Denver to El Centro is to bus which takes 25h and costs $210 - $370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $330 and takes 6h 33m.
Denver to El Centro bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center station.
El Centro is 1h behind Denver. It is currently 6:16 AM in Denver and 5:16 AM in El Centro.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Denver to El Centro Bus Stop via ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center, Albuquerque Bus Station, and Indio Bus Station in around 25h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and Delta fly from Denver (DEN) to Imperial County Airport (IPL) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Denver to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Denver to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Denver to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Denver to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Denver to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Paulin Avenue/3rd Street to State Street/7th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Denver to ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Denver to Las Vegas Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- 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 Albuquerque Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- 760 482 2900
- Website
- ivtransit.com
Bus from Paulin Avenue/3rd Street to State Street/7th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Paulin Avenue/3rd Street to State Street/7th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Denver to El Paso, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $80–120
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
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