There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cleveland by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, 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 from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LAX - CLE
6h 35m$154–476Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Floridian / ...
2d 2h$248–596Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
2d 6h$186–449Drive 2,340.4 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Clevelandcar 2,340.4 mi
36h 57m$428–617Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane BUR - CLE
8h 8m$190–812Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane ONT - CLE
9h 11m$269–1,124Fly from Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LGB - CLE
9h 45m$209–909
Los Angeles to Cleveland by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cleveland is to fly which costs $150 - $480 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cleveland is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $150 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Cleveland station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station via St Louis Bus Station and Columbus - Downtown - Mound St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles to Cleveland. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Cleveland Amtrak via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cleveland is 2087 miles. The road distance is 2354.1 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Cleveland without a car is to train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Los Angeles to Cleveland, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Cleveland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Cleveland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Cleveland is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $150 - $480. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $240 - $600 and takes 2 days 2h, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $450 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cleveland, OH, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Los Angeles to Cleveland Amtrak via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Los Angeles to Cleveland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Cleveland is 3h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:39 PM in Los Angeles and 4:39 PM in Cleveland.
Los Angeles to Cleveland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Cleveland is 2354 miles. It takes approximately 36h 57m to drive from Los Angeles to Cleveland.
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