There are 9 ways to get from El Centro to Albuquerque by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, taxi, 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 Imperial County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Fly from Imperial County Airport (IPL) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane IPL - ABQ
4h 52m$71–384Bus
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
14h 10m$105–191Drive 651.7 mi
- Drive from El Centro to Albuquerquecar 651.7 mi
11h 10m$119–172Bus to Phoenix, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane PHX - ABQ
8h 14m$220–312Bus to Yuma International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transitbus
- Fly from Yuma International Airport (YUM) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane YUM - ABQ
10h 52m$80–469Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane LAX - ABQ
8h 59m$402–706Bus, taxi, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Indio Bus Station to Hwy 62 & Kickapootaxi
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane PSP - ABQ
9h 58m$275–858Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SAN - ABQ
9h 37m$126–659Bus to Phoenix, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane PHX - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
8h 55m$155–466
El Centro to Albuquerque by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Centro to Albuquerque is to bus which costs $100 - $200 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from El Centro to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $70 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from El Centro to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from El Centro Bus Stop and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between El Centro and Albuquerque is 548 miles. The road distance is 655.5 miles.
The best way to get from El Centro to Albuquerque without a car is to bus which takes 14h 10m and costs $100 - $200.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from El Centro to Albuquerque, including transfers.
El Centro to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from El Centro Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from El Centro to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $70 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $200 and takes 14h 10m.
El Centro to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Albuquerque is 1h ahead of El Centro. It is currently 12:58 AM in El Centro and 1:58 AM in Albuquerque.
What companies run services between El Centro, CA, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
Southern Airways Express, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Imperial County Airport (IPL) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Albuquerque Bus Station via Phoenix Bus Station in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Phoenix to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix, Silver City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Phoenix to Albuquerque International Airport via Silver City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- 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 Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $150–180
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between El Centro to Albuquerque is 656 miles. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from El Centro to Albuquerque.
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