There are 10 ways to get from Michigan to Riverside by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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)DTW - ONT
9h 56m$164–704Fly Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)DTW - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
10h 22m$143–340Bus, train
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to ChicagoFlixBus 2552
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to RiversideSouthwest Chief
2d 3h$342–1,392Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
2d 3h$203–595Drive 2,247.5 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Riverside2,247.5 mi
35h 6m$411–593Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)GRR - ONT
10h 59m$256–1,106Fly Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)DTW - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
11h 14m$153–486Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)GRR - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
11h 40m$255–1,128Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)MDW - ONT
12h 24m$214–848Fly Detroit to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)DTW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
11h 44m$237–325
Michigan to Riverside by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $140 - $340 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs $160 - $750.
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.
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 bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs $340 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Michigan to Riverside, including transfers.
Michigan to Riverside bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Detroit, MI station.
The best way to get from Michigan to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs $160 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $600 and takes 2 days 3h.
Michigan to Riverside bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Indianapolis, IN station.
Riverside is 3h behind Michigan. It is currently 8:24 AM in Michigan and 5:24 AM in Riverside.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Detroit, MI to Magnolia + Beatty via Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, Riverside, and UCR at Bannockburn Village in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- 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
- $35–95
- 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
- $27–32
- 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
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- 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
- +1 888-378-3823
- 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
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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