There are 10 ways to get from Lubbock to Riverside by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane LBB - ONT
6h 35m$135–633Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LBB - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
8h 36m$105–409Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to El Paso Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1192s
- Take the bus from El Paso to San Bernardino, CAbus El Paso
22h 37m$149–260Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Riversidetrain
24h 40m$291–677Drive 1,026.4 mi
- Drive from Lubbock to Riversidecar 1,026.4 mi
18h 43m$188–271Fly to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane LBB - LGB
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus
8h 36m$114–481Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane LBB - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 8m$142–648Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane LBB - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 6m$184–846Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane LBB - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
8h 13m$142–511Bus
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus Greyhound US1184s / ...
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Montclair Transcenterbus Greyhound US1210
28h 50m$188–382
Lubbock to Riverside by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lubbock to Riverside is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which costs $140 - $260 and takes 22h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lubbock to Riverside is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Lubbock to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via El Paso, San Bernardino Transit Center and Vine St. Mobility Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 37m.
The distance between Lubbock and Riverside is 941 miles. The road distance is 1032.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lubbock to Riverside without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 22h 37m and costs $140 - $260.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Lubbock to Riverside, including transfers.
Lubbock to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza station.
The best way to get from Lubbock to Riverside is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $130 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $140 - $260 and takes 22h 37m.
Lubbock to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at El Paso Bus Station.
Riverside is 2h behind Lubbock. It is currently 3:39 AM in Lubbock and 1:39 AM in Riverside.
What companies run services between Lubbock, TX, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Magnolia + Beatty via El Paso Bus Station, El Paso, San Bernardino, CA, San Bernardino Transit Center, Vine Street Mobility Hub, and Vine St. Mobility Hub in around 22h 37m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- 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
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from El Paso to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $90–130
Bus from El Paso to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Shuttle from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
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