There are 8 ways to get from Santa Monica to Flint by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or train
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Bishop International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)LAX - FNT
8h 41m$131–513Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport, drive, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA)LAX - XWA
- Drive from Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA) to Port Huron Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Port Huron Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Station
11h 8m$117–550Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak StationBlue Water
2d 4h$232–572Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago to Flint
2d 8h$167–422Drive 2,278.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Flint2,278.5 mi
35h 45m$416–601Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)LAX - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
10h 6m$127–320Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Mbs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)LAX - MBS
- Take the bus from Bay City, MI to Flint, MI
10h 44m$150–548Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Bishop International Airport
- Take the bus from Flower / 7th to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)SNA - FNT
12h 41m$177–698
Santa Monica to Flint by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Flint is to bus which costs $160 - $430 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Flint is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Flint. However, there are services departing from 2nd / Santa Monica and arriving at Flint via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Santa Monica and Flint is 1989 miles. The road distance is 2291.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Flint without a car is to train which takes 2 days 4h and costs $230 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Santa Monica to Flint, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Flint bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Flint is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $130 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $230 - $600 and takes 2 days 4h, you could also bus, which costs $160 - $430 and takes 2 days 8h.
Santa Monica to Flint bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Flint is 3h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 4:27 PM in Santa Monica and 7:27 PM in Flint.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Flint, MI, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bishop International Airport (FNT) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 5th / Santa Monica to Flint Amtrak Station via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, Los Angeles, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Kansas City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bishop International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Phoenix, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Port Huron Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30–90
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Bay City, MI to Flint, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Flower / 7th to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
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Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Flint is 2292 miles. It takes approximately 35h 45m to drive from Santa Monica to Flint.
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