There are 10 ways to get from Gainesville to California by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Fly Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GNV - SAN
9h 14m$234–1,106Fly Gainesville Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GNV - LAX
9h 34m$118–504Bus, train
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Houstonbus Miami
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain Sunset Limited
2d 5h$513–1,148Bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville 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 8h$399–745Drive 2,361.4 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to Los Angelescar 2,361.4 mi
38h 10m$431–623Bus to Orlando, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCO - SFO
9h 11m$135–578Bus to Orlando, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MCO - SAN
9h 46m$337–1,740Bus to Orlando, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MCO - LAX
10h 8m$152–648Fly Gainesville Regional Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane GNV - SNA
12h 2m$198–858Bus, train via Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
2d 9h$490–1,101
Gainesville to California by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to California is to fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to California is to bus and fly which takes 9h 11m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Gainesville to California station. However, there are services departing from Gainesville and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Atlanta Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Gainesville and California is 2088 miles. The road distance is 2375.2 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to California without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Gainesville to California, including transfers.
Gainesville to California bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Gainesville station.
The best way to get from Gainesville to California is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $230 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $750 and takes 2 days 8h.
Gainesville to California bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Gainesville. It is currently 7:21 AM in Gainesville and 4:21 AM in California.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and California, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gainesville to Los Angeles Union Station via Atlanta Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Orlando to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $22–140
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to California is 2375 miles. It takes approximately 38h 10m to drive from Gainesville to California.
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