There are 9 ways to get from Santa Monica to Tulsa by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), 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 Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL)plane LAX - TUL
6h 36m$173–905Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO)plane LAX - SWO
- Take the bus from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater to Tulsa Campusbus
10h 1m$93–376Train, bus via Albuquerque
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
32h 58m$138–314Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
35h 3m$122–262Drive 1,431.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Tulsacar 1,431.7 mi
22h 45m$262–378Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)plane LAX - OKC
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
7h 57m$206–888Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL)plane BUR - TUL
9h 34m$212–1,016Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane LAX - XNA
- Take the bus from Fayetteville to Tulsa OSUbus
8h 48m$161–683Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Fort Worthtrain
- Take the train from Fort Worth to Oklahoma Citytrain
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
47h 39m$223–496
Santa Monica to Tulsa by tram, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Tulsa is to bus which costs $120 - $270 and takes 35h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Tulsa is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $170 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Tulsa station. However, there are services departing from 5th / Santa Monica and arriving at Tulsa Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 3m.
The distance between Santa Monica and Tulsa is 1309 miles. The road distance is 1440 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Tulsa without a car is to train and bus via Albuquerque which takes 32h 58m and costs $130 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Santa Monica to Tulsa, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Tulsa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Tulsa is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $170 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $270 and takes 35h 3m.
Santa Monica to Tulsa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Tulsa Bus Station.
Tulsa is 2h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 5:24 AM in Santa Monica and 7:24 AM in Tulsa.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Tulsa, OK, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL) every 2 hours. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost $120–260 and the journey takes 32h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport via Tucson, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport via Santa Fe, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Will Rogers World Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- 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 Albuquerque Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 918-594-8332
- shuttles@okstate.edu
- Website
- shuttle.okstate.edu
Bus from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater to Tulsa Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- shuttle.okstate.edu
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Fayetteville to Tulsa OSU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Tulsa is 1440 miles. It takes approximately 22h 45m to drive from Santa Monica to Tulsa.
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