There are 11 ways to get from Naperville to Riverside by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus, 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.
Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MDW - ONT
9h 15m$245–1,123Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 51m$124–468Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
41h 12m$600–1,400Train, bus
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago 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 1h$378–698Drive 1,954.4 mi
- Drive from Naperville to Riversidecar 1,954.4 mi
30h 29m$357–516Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane ORD - ONT
9h 31m$165–773Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MDW - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 52m$144–638Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ORD - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 15m$171–688Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane ORD - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 34m$187–734Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 35m$281–1,283Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 57m$201–883
Naperville to Riverside by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naperville to Riverside is to train and fly which costs $120 - $470 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Naperville to Riverside is to train and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs $240 - $1,200.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Naperville Amtrak Station station and arriving at Riverside. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 41h 12m.
The distance between Naperville and Riverside is 1778 miles. The road distance is 1965.8 miles.
The best way to get from Naperville to Riverside without a car is to train which takes 41h 12m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Naperville to Riverside, including transfers.
Naperville to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Naperville Amtrak Station.
Riverside is 2h behind Naperville. It is currently 2:07 AM in Naperville and 12:07 AM in Riverside.
Naperville to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Riverside station.
Yes, the driving distance between Naperville to Riverside is 1966 miles. It takes approximately 30h 29m to drive from Naperville to Riverside.
What companies run services between Naperville, IL, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Riverside twice daily. Tickets cost $600–1,400 and the journey takes 41h 12m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- 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
- $26–60
- 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
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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