There are 8 ways to get from Moab to Needles by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train via Cedar City
best- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Cedar Citybus
- Take the bus from Cedar City, UT to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Kingman, AZbus
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
14h 25m$132–308Drive 516.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Moab to Needlescar 516.8 mi
9h 42m$95–137Fly Moab to Phoenix, shuttle, train
- Fly from Moab (CNY) to Phoenix (PHX)plane CNY - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Needles Stationtrain
9h 54m$424–804Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Las Vegas BusTerminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Kingman Stationbus
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
15h 40mBus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UTbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SLC - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
12h 28m$203–683Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane GJT - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Needles Stationtrain
11h 53m$915–1,343Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane GJT - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
10h 14m$498–789Fly Moab to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Moab (CNY) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane CNY - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
11h 8m$197–590
Moab to Needles by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moab to Needles is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Moab to Needles is to drive which takes 9h 42m and costs $90 - $140.
The distance between Moab and Needles is 629 miles. The road distance is 519.8 miles.
The best way to get from Moab to Needles without a car is to bus and train via Cedar City which takes 14h 25m and costs $130 - $310.
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Moab to Needles, including transfers.
Needles is 1h behind Moab. It is currently 8:17 AM in Moab and 7:17 AM in Needles.
Yes, the driving distance between Moab to Needles is 520 miles. It takes approximately 9h 42m to drive from Moab to Needles.
There are 25+ hotels available in Needles.
What companies run services between Moab, UT, USA and Needles, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Moab to Needles. However, you can take the bus to Green River, take the bus to Cedar City, walk to Cedar City, UT, take the bus to Las Vegas, take the bus to Kingman, AZ, walk to Kingman Station, then take the train to Needles Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Moab to Needles in around 9h 42m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Moab to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Moab to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Moab to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $16–27
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $7–60
- Business - advance purchase
- $10–85
- Business Class
- $18–170
Train from Flagstaff to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $30–60
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $30–110
- Business - advance purchase
- $40–200
- Business Class
- $65–260
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Green River to Cedar City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Green River to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Cedar City, UT to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $184
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- info@VegasAirporter.com
- Website
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
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