There are 10 ways to get from Riverside to Reno by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Los Angeles International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAX - RNO
4h 28m$102–518Train to Long Beach Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LGB - RNO
5h 46m$84–457Train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to Huong Lan Sandwiches Sacramentobus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
14h 2m$86–159Train
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Renotrain
22h 34m$151–654Drive 461.7 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Renocar 461.7 mi
8h 28m$85–122Fly from Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ONT - RNO
5h 10m$102–602Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BUR - RNO
5h 25m$96–571Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SAN - RNO
6h 49m$135–693Bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
15h 10mTrain, bus via Bishop
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431bus
17h 30m$91–143
Riverside to Reno by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Reno is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Reno is to train and fly which takes 4h 28m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Reno. However, there are services departing from Riverside and arriving at Reno Amtrak via Bakersfield Train Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Riverside to Reno. However, there are services departing from Riverside - Downtown and arriving at Reno via Los Angeles and Sacramento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 34m.
The distance between Riverside and Reno is 469 miles. The road distance is 464.4 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Reno without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 2m and costs $85 - $160.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Riverside to Reno, including transfers.
Riverside to Reno bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Riverside station.
Riverside to Reno train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Riverside - Downtown station.
The best way to get from Riverside to Reno is to train which takes 22h 34m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $600 and takes 5h 10m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 15h 10m.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Reno, NV, USA?
You can take a train from Riverside - Downtown to Reno via L.A. Union Station, Los Angeles, and Sacramento in around 22h 34m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) hourly.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–12
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to Huong Lan Sandwiches Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Riverside to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
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More Questions & Answers
Riverside to Reno bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Bakersfield station.
Riverside to Reno train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at L.A. Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Reno is 464 miles. It takes approximately 8h 28m to drive from Riverside to Reno.
There are 244+ hotels available in Reno.














