There are 12 ways to get from Houston to Riverside by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane HOU - ONT
7h 26m$211–965Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IAH - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
8h 45m$120–731Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus El Paso
27h 19m$235–415Train
- Take the train from Houston to Pomona Amtraktrain Sunset Limited
- Take the train from Pomona - Downtown to Riverside - Downtowntrain RIV Line
36h 52m$463–983Drive 1,455.9 mi
- Drive from Houston to Riversidecar 1,455.9 mi
23h 26m$266–384Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane HOU - LGB
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus
8h 33m$167–760Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane IAH - ONT
8h 3m$153–718Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane HOU - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
8h 14m$138–628Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane IAH - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 56m$157–630Fly William P. Hobby Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane HOU - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 9m$227–978Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane IAH - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 42m$179–781Bus
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worthbus Houston
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus Greyhound US1000
36h 51m$349–582
Houston to Riverside by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $150 - $650 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Riverside is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $210 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Vine Street Mobility Hub via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center and San Bernardino Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Houston to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Riverside - Downtown via Pomona - Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 52m.
The distance between Houston and Riverside is 1392 miles. The road distance is 1464.4 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Riverside without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 27h 19m and costs $230 - $420.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Houston to Riverside, including transfers.
Houston to Riverside bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
Houston to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Houston to Riverside is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $210 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $230 - $420 and takes 27h 19m, you could also train, which costs $460 - $1,000 and takes 36h 52m.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and American Airlines fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Vine Street Mobility Hub via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center, and San Bernardino Transit Center in around 27h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Pomona - Downtown to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- 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 Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Houston to Riverside bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Riverside is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 4:41 AM in Houston and 2:41 AM in Riverside.
Houston to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Pomona Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Riverside is 1464 miles. It takes approximately 23h 26m to drive from Houston to Riverside.
There are 190+ hotels available in Riverside.

















