There are 10 ways to get from Michigan to Riverside by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DTW - ONT
10h 1m$199–863Fly Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane DTW - LAS
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardinobus
12h 45m$135–365Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain Wolverine
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
2d 1h$567–1,351Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riversidebus
2d 3h$366–710Drive 2,247.5 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Riversidecar 2,247.5 mi
35h 19m$411–593Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane GRR - ONT
10h 58m$341–1,515Fly Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DTW - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 4m$139–379Fly Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DTW - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
11h 20m$194–506Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MDW - ONT
12h 24m$301–1,311Fly Detroit to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DTW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
11h 48m$231–964
Michigan to Riverside by tram and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan to Riverside is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $370 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan to Riverside is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Michigan to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Detroit, MI and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station and UCR at Bannockburn Village. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Michigan to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Campus Martius - Northbound and arriving at Riverside via Detroit and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Michigan and Riverside is 1980 miles. The road distance is 2260.7 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan to Riverside without a car is to train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Michigan to Riverside, including transfers.
Michigan to Riverside bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Detroit, MI station.
Michigan to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Detroit station.
The best way to get from Michigan to Riverside is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $190 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs $360 - $750 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Campus Martius - Northbound to Riverside via Baltimore St - Northbound, Detroit, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Michigan to Riverside bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Indianapolis, IN station.
Riverside is 3h behind Michigan. It is currently 9:33 AM in Michigan and 6:33 AM in Riverside.
Michigan to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Michigan to Riverside is 2261 miles. It takes approximately 35h 19m to drive from Michigan to Riverside.
There are 250+ hotels available in Riverside.














