There are 9 ways to get from Pittsburgh to California by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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 to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PIT - SAN
7h 50m$557–727Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PIT - LAX
8h 55m$159–453Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
2d 4h$192–720Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief / ...
2d 6h$253–1,791Drive 2,407.2 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Los Angelescar 2,407.2 mi
38h 49m$440–635Fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PIT - SFO
8h 59m$357–786Fly to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PIT - LGB
11h 12m$175–734Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PIT - FAT
10h 59m$242–1,021Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PIT - SNA
12h 21m$161–536
Pittsburgh to California by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to California is to fly which costs $150 - $460 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to California is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $550 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Pittsburgh station to California station. However, there are services departing from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Pittsburgh station to California. However, there are services departing from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station and arriving at Los Angeles via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Pittsburgh and California is 2144 miles. The road distance is 2421.3 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $190 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Pittsburgh to California, including transfers.
Pittsburgh to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Pittsburgh to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to California is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $550 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $750 and takes 2 days 4h, you could also train, which costs $250 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and California, USA?
Breeze Airways, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Los Angeles Union Station via St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- 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
- $130–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Pittsburgh to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Pittsburgh. It is currently 8:15 AM in Pittsburgh and 5:15 AM in California.
Pittsburgh to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to California is 2421 miles. It takes approximately 38h 49m to drive from Pittsburgh to California.
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