There are 11 ways to get from New York to Hollywood by plane, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly Newark to Los Angeles • 8h 36m
Cheapest option
Fly Newark to Santa Ana, train • 11h 28m
9 alternative options
Fly New York JFK to Los Angeles • 8h 47m
Fly New York JFK to Burbank • 8h 52m
Fly White Plains to Los Angeles • 11h 2m
Fly New York JFK to Santa Ana, train • 11h 30m
Fly Newark to San Diego, train • 11h 50m
Fly New York JFK to San Diego, train • 11h 57m
Train • 2 days 15h
Bus • 2 days 17h
Drive • 44h 13m
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Hollywood is to fly which costs $140 - $410 and takes 8h 36m.
The quickest way to get from New York to Hollywood is to fly which costs $140 - $410 and takes 8h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from New York station to Hollywood station. However, there are services departing from NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station and arriving at Hollywood / Vine Station via Chicago Union Station and Union Station - Metro Red & Purple Lines. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between New York and Hollywood is 2463 miles. The road distance is 2812.6 miles.
The best way to get from New York to Hollywood without a car is to train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $290 - $420.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from New York to Hollywood, including transfers.
New York to Hollywood train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station.
The best way to get from New York to Hollywood is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $140 - $410. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $290 - $420 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also bus, which costs $280 - $380 and takes 2 days 17h.
The quickest flight from Newark Airport to Los Angeles Airport is the direct flight which takes 5h 41m.
Hollywood is 3h behind New York. It is currently 12:45 PM in New York and 9:45 AM in Hollywood.

- Distance: 2463.3 miles
- Duration: 8h 36m
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Hollywood, CA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and five other airlines fly from New York to Hollywood every 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can take a train from New York to Hollywood via Chicago Union Station, Los Angeles, and Union Station - Metro Red & Purple Lines in around 2 days 15h.

- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from New York JFK to Burbank via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $850
Flights from New York JFK to Burbank via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $850
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $750
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $750
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $750
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,200
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,200
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from Newark to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,200
Flights from Newark to San Diego via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,200
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $900
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $900

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $550
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $550
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $550
Flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from New York JFK to Burbank via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,100
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $600
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
Flights from Newark to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Newark to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Newark to San Diego via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Newark to San Diego via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950

- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $430
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $420
Flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $440
Flights from New York JFK to Burbank via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $550
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $550
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $650
Flights from Newark to Santa Ana via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $550
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $550
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550

- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from Newark to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $950
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900

- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from New York JFK to Burbank via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,000
Flights from New York JFK to Santa Ana via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $2,800
Flights from Newark to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
Flights from New York JFK to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700

- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550

- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from White Plains to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $290

- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Tustin station to L. A. Union Station station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $0 - $11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $4 - $5
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $5 - $8

Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $30 - $45
- Premium
- $190 - $270
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $45 - $70
- Business Seat
- $45 - $65
Train from NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $95 - $140
- Premium
- $320 - $440
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $190 - $290
- Business Seat
- $210 - $300
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200 - $280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $200 - $280
- Premium
- $500 - $750
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $420 - $650
- Business Seat
- $460 - $650

Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New York to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270 - $380
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $270 - $380
- Flexible
- $380 - $550
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New York to Hollywood train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between New York to Hollywood is 2813 miles. It takes approximately 44h 13m to drive from New York to Hollywood.
Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and three other airlines offer flights from Newark Airport to Los Angeles Airport.
There are 745+ hotels available in Hollywood. Prices start at $100 USD per night.