There are 11 ways to get from Ohio to California by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLE - LAX
7h 10m$160–506Bus to Detroit, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DTW - LAX
9h 22m$156–398Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
2d$379–727Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief / ...
2d 4h$533–1,272Drive 2,224.6 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Los Angelescar 2,224.6 mi
35h 44m$406–587Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CMH - SAN
7h 23m$264–1,208Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CMH - LAX
7h 45m$209–566Fly Covington to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CVG - SAN
7h 32m$356–1,609Fly Covington to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CVG - LAX
8h 8m$171–767Bus to Detroit, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DTW - SAN
8h 55m$241–1,000Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IND - LAX
10h 1m$182–587
Ohio to California by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ohio to California is to bus and fly which costs $150 - $400 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ohio to California is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ohio to California station. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Ohio and California is 2088 miles. The road distance is 2237.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ohio to California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $370 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Ohio to California, including transfers.
Ohio to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Ohio to California is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $750 and takes 2 days 0h.
Ohio to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Ohio. It is currently 2:01 PM in Ohio and 11:01 AM in California.
What companies run services between Ohio, USA and California, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Columbus to Los Angeles Union Station via St Louis Bus Station in around 2d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
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
- $490–1,200
- 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 Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- 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
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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