There are 12 ways to get from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or train
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)JFK - ONT
9h 39m$206–820Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
2d 15h$324–1,125Bus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
2d 16h$227–610Drive 2,713.1 mi
- Drive from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside2,713.1 mi
44h 34m$496–716Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)EWR - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
11h 44mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)JFK - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
11h 35m$884–1,242Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)EWR - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 42mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)JFK - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 44m$875–1,242Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)JFK - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 52mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)JFK - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
12h 54m$219–760Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)EWR - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
13h 20mBus, train
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
2d 16h$279–792
Grand Central Terminal to Riverside by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside is to bus which costs $220 - $650 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station and UCR at Bannockburn Village. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Grand Central Terminal and Riverside is 2478 miles. The road distance is 2728.9 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside without a car is to train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $320 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside, including transfers.
Grand Central Terminal to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $200 - $850. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also bus, which costs $220 - $650 and takes 2 days 16h.
Grand Central Terminal to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Riverside is 3h behind Grand Central Terminal. It is currently 6:38 AM in Grand Central Terminal and 3:38 AM in Riverside.
What companies run services between Grand Central Terminal, NY, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and Delta fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Grand Central Terminal to Magnolia + Beatty via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Chicago Union Station, Riverside, and Vine St. Mobility Hub in around 2d 15h.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $180–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $280–600
- Business - advance purchase
- $380–1,500
- Business Class
- $500–1,300
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Grand Central Terminal to Riverside is 2729 miles. It takes approximately 44h 34m to drive from Grand Central Terminal to Riverside.
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