There are 5 ways to get from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore by taxi, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Taxi, bus, train, line 9 bus
best- Take the taxi from La Quinta to Indio, CA
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to San Bernardino, CA
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Vine Street Mobility Hub215
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Perris - Downtown
- Take the bus from Perris Transit Center to Hwy 74 + Cambern9
5h 10m$69–92Drive 86.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore86.2 mi
1h 38m$16–23Bus, line 19 bus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to RiversideFlixBus 2055
- Take the bus from Moreno Valley Mall to Perris Transit Center19
5h 31m$47–131Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to San Bernardino, CAEl Paso
- Take the bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Perris Transit Center22
5h 36m$65–87Bus, line 19 bus via Beaumont
- Take the bus from Indio Blvd at Transportation Cen to 2nd at Commerce10
- Take the bus from Second + Commerce to Moreno Valley Mall31
- Take the bus from Moreno Valley Mall to Perris Transit Center19
6h 17m$38–48
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore is to drive which costs $15 - $23 and takes 1h 38m.
The fastest way to get from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore is to drive which takes 1h 38m and costs $15 - $23.
The distance between La Quinta and Lake Elsinore is 124 miles. The road distance is 86.7 miles.
The best way to get from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore without a car is to taxi and bus and train and line 9 bus which takes 5h 10m and costs $65 - $95.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between La Quinta to Lake Elsinore is 87 miles. It takes approximately 1h 38m to drive from La Quinta to Lake Elsinore.
There are 81+ hotels available in Lake Elsinore.
What companies run services between La Quinta, Riverside County, CA, USA and Lake Elsinore, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from La Quinta to Hwy 74 + Cambern via Indio Bus Station, Riverside, UCR at Bannockburn Village, Moreno Valley Mall, and Perris Transit Center in around 5h 31m.
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Perris - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Indio, CA to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $28–40
- Phone
- +1 (909) 379-7100
- Website
- omnitrans.org
Bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Vine Street Mobility Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Omnitrans
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from San Bernardino Transit Center to Vine Street Mobility Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from Perris Transit Center to Hwy 74 + Cambern
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from Moreno Valley Mall to Perris Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Perris Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
Bus from Second + Commerce to Moreno Valley Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 (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
- Phone
- +1 760-343-3451
- Website
- sunline.org
Bus from Indio Blvd at Transportation Cen to 2nd at Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- sunline.org
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Youth 5-17
- $1
- Adults 18-59
- $1
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
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