There are 10 ways to get from Raleigh to Riverside by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane RDU - ONT
10h 28m$230–1,000Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RDU - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 27m$139–559Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riversidebus
2d 12hTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain
2d 19hDrive 2,466.1 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Riversidecar 2,466.1 mi
40h 40m$451–651Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane RDU - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
11h 34mFly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane RDU - LGB
- Take the train from Anaheim Canyon to Riverside - Downtowntrain
13h 14m$162–693Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane RDU - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 22mTrain to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane CLT - ONT
12h 32mFly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane RDU - LAS
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardinobus
13h 20m
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $130 - $600 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Riverside is to fly and train which takes 10h 27m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Indio Bus Station and UCR at Bannockburn Village. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Raleigh station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Raleigh Union Station and arriving at Riverside via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Raleigh and Riverside is 2236 miles. The road distance is 2480.5 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Riverside without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Raleigh to Riverside, including transfers.
Raleigh to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Raleigh to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Raleigh Union Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Riverside is to fly which takes 10h 28m and costs $230 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 12h, you could also train, which costs and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Magnolia + Beatty via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, Riverside, and UCR at Bannockburn Village in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Schedules at
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim Canyon to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–12
- Schedules at
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–12
- Schedules at
- metrolinktrains.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Raleigh to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Riverside is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 11:07 AM in Raleigh and 8:07 AM in Riverside.
Raleigh to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Riverside is 2480 miles. It takes approximately 40h 40m to drive from Raleigh to Riverside.
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