There are 9 ways to get from Riverside to Surprise by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, or tram
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Fly Ontario International Airport to Phoenix, line 571 bus
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ONT - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
5h 54m$61–355Bus via Thelda Williams TC
cheapest- Take the bus from Bloomington to Phoenixbus Huntington Park / ...
10h 39m$40–61Bus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenixbus La
9h 52m$56–83Train, taxi
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Pomona - Downtowntrain
- Take the train from Pomona Amtrak to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Surprisetaxi
10h 44m$238–400Drive 315.5 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Surprisecar 315.5 mi
5h 6m$58–84Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Phoenix, line 571 bus
- Take the bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katellabus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
8h 37m$258–562Train to Long Beach Airport, fly to Phoenix, line 571 bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
8h 37m$71–380Bus, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Scottsdale Airport, tram, line 106 bus
- Take the bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katellabus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Scottsdale Airport (SCF)plane SNA - SCF
- Take the tram from Central Ave/Camelback to Metro Pkwytram
- Take the bus from Thelda Williams TC to 111th Av & Grand Avbus
9h 10m$56–344Bus via Thelda Williams TC #2
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenixbus Huntington Park
13h 3m$74–96
Riverside to Surprise by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Surprise is to bus via Thelda Williams TC which costs $35 - $65 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Surprise is to drive which takes 5h 6m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Surprise. However, there are services departing from Vine St. Mobility Hub and arriving at Thunderbird Rd & Primrose via San Bernardino Transit Center, San Bernardino, CA, Washington St & 25th St and Central Av & Van Buren St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
The distance between Riverside and Surprise is 375 miles. The road distance is 317.3 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Surprise without a car is to bus which takes 9h 52m and costs $55 - $85.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Riverside to Surprise, including transfers.
Riverside to Surprise bus services, operated by EPLA Limo Express, depart from San Bernardino, CA station.
Riverside to Surprise bus services, operated by EPLA Limo Express, arrive at Phoenix station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Surprise is 317 miles. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Riverside to Surprise.
There are 1544+ hotels available in Surprise.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Surprise, AZ, USA?
EPLA Limo Express operates a bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenix 3 times a day. Tickets cost $50–75 and the journey takes 5h 28m. CBX Cross Border Express also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Scottsdale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Pomona - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pomona Amtrak to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Tram from Central Ave/Camelback to Metro Pkwy
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
Bus from Thelda Williams TC to 111th Av & Grand Av
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $50–75
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–3
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–3
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–4
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bloomington to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $65–90
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bloomington to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $35–55
- Titanium
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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