There are 10 ways to get from Lapeer to California by bus, train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Bus, train to Detroit, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
11h 43m$256–1,054Bus, train to Detroit, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
12h 16m$140–531Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Lapeer Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain Blue Water
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief / ...
2d 2h$226–1,713Bus
- Take the bus from Flint to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 4h$278–737Drive 2,282.8 mi
- Drive from Lapeer to Los Angelescar 2,282.8 mi
36h$417–602Bus, train to Detroit, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DTW - SAN
11h 50m$222–953Bus, train to Detroit, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
11h 48m$252–1,052Bus, train to Detroit, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DTW - LAX
12h 40m$161–382Bus, train to Detroit, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DTW - SNA
14h 20m$176–514Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lapeer Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MDW - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
14h 52m$238–1,031
Lapeer to California by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lapeer to California is to bus and train and fly which costs $160 - $390 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lapeer to California is to bus and train and fly which takes 11h 43m and costs $250 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from Lapeer to California. However, there are services departing from Lapeer Amtrak and arriving at Los Angeles via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Lapeer and California is 2173 miles. The road distance is 2296.1 miles.
The best way to get from Lapeer to California without a car is to train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $220 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Lapeer to California, including transfers.
Lapeer to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Lapeer Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Lapeer to California is to train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $220 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $750 and takes 2 days 4h.
California is 3h behind Lapeer. It is currently 10:53 PM in Lapeer and 7:53 PM in California.
Lapeer to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Lapeer, MI, USA and California, USA?
You can take a train from Lapeer Amtrak to Los Angeles via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 2h. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lapeer to Los Angeles Union Station via Flint, Chicago, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lapeer Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flint to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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