There are 13 ways to get from Florida to California by plane, bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Orlando to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MCO - SAN
7h 31m$314–1,207Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FLL - LAX
8h 2m$119–366Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus
45h 22m$400–732Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
2d 14h$644–1,491Drive 2,376.8 mi
- Drive from Jacksonville to Los Angelescar 2,376.8 mi
38h 21m$434–627Fly Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TPA - SAN
7h 35m$224–1,007Fly Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MIA - SAN
7h 32m$225–1,008Fly Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MCO - LAX
7h 59m$139–765Fly Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TPA - LAX
8h 1m$139–475Fly Tampa to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TPA - SFO
8h 31m$132–565Fly Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCO - SFO
8h 34m$402–665Bus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 10h$442–883Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
3d 9h$1,042–2,403
Florida to California by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florida to California is to fly which costs $110 - $370 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Florida to California is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $310 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Florida to California station. However, there are services departing from Newnan St + Ashley St and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Florida and California is 2176 miles. The road distance is 2390.7 miles.
The best way to get from Florida to California without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 45h 22m and costs $400 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Florida to California, including transfers.
Florida to California bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Jacksonville station.
The best way to get from Florida to California is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $310 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $400 - $750 and takes 45h 22m, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 9h.
Florida to California bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Florida. It is currently 5:48 AM in Florida and 2:48 AM in California.
What companies run services between Florida, USA and California, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newnan St + Ashley St to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles via JRTC Bay J, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Circle K - Gainesville, FL, Houston, and El Paso in around 45h 22m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $130–270
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- 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 Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–480
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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