There are 13 ways to get from Montclair to California by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
9h 13m$110–390Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
2d 15h$232–825Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 17h$282–1,825Drive 2,743.5 mi
- Drive from Montclair to Los Angelescar 2,743.5 mi
45h$501–724Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
9h 6m$134–529Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
8h 55m$226–971Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JFK - SAN
9h 6m$258–1,036Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane EWR - SMF
8h 57m$256–1,120Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
9h 53m$927–1,145Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane JFK - BUR
10h 15m$191–788Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane EWR - SNA
11h 16m$150–462Train via Ossining (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 19h$290–1,941Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
3d 2h$332–2,155
Montclair to California by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montclair to California is to fly which costs $110 - $390 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Montclair to California is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $220 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Montclair to California station. However, there are services departing from Park St At Essex Way# and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Montclair to California station. However, there are services departing from Watchung Avenue and arriving at L.A. Union Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Montclair and California is 2493 miles. The road distance is 2759.5 miles.
The best way to get from Montclair to California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $230 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Montclair to California, including transfers.
Montclair to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
Montclair to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Montclair to California is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $110 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $850 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also train via Ossining, which costs $290 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Montclair, NJ, USA and California, USA?
Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park St At Essex Way# to Los Angeles Union Station via Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- 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 Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Montclair to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Montclair. It is currently 8:38 AM in Montclair and 5:38 AM in California.
Montclair to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montclair to California is 2760 miles. It takes approximately 45h to drive from Montclair to California.
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