There are 13 ways to get from Hackensack to California by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane EWR - SNA
8h 20m$403–905Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane JFK - BUR
9h 51m$181–684Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
2d 17h$534–829Train via Anaheim (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 18h$1,719–2,795Drive 2,759.8 mi
- Drive from Hackensack to Los Angelescar 2,759.8 mi
45h 2m$472–682Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
8h 35m$385–695Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JFK - SAN
8h 54m$211–587Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
8h 43m$210–603Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
8h 51m$254–484Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
9h 8m$206–595Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane EWR - SMF
8h 47m$465–644Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 18h$1,344–2,129Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
3d 3h$1,804–2,859
Hackensack to California by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hackensack to California is to fly which costs $250 - $490 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Hackensack to California is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $400 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Hackensack to California station. However, there are services departing from Hackensack Bus Terminal - On Moore St and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Hackensack to California. However, there are services departing from Essex Street and arriving at Los Angeles via Secaucus Upper Level, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Hackensack and California is 2473 miles. The road distance is 2775.9 miles.
The best way to get from Hackensack to California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Hackensack to California, including transfers.
Hackensack to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
Hackensack to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Hackensack to California is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $400 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $850 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also train via Anaheim, which costs $1,700 - $2,800 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between Hackensack, NJ, USA and California, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hackensack Bus Terminal - On Moore St to Los Angeles Union Station via Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
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 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $7–21
Bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $7–21
Bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $7–21
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Hackensack to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Hackensack. It is currently 8:23 AM in Hackensack and 5:23 AM in California.
Hackensack to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hackensack to California is 2776 miles. It takes approximately 45h 2m to drive from Hackensack to California.
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