There are 7 ways to get from Southern California to Arizona by car, plane, bus (Flixbus), taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Southern California to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX)plane PSP - PHX
4h 44m$89–576Drive 351.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Southern California to Phoenixcar 351.9 mi
7h 1m$65–93Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardinobus FlixBus 2037
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Phoenix Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2054
10h 3m$122–173Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Victorville Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Victorville Amtrak to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
13h 36m$270–437Taxi, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
7h 29m$219–679Taxi, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardinobus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ONT - PHX
7h 31m$165–600Bus via National Trails & 40 Freeway
- Take the bus from National Trails & 40 Freeway to E Mountain View St WB & 2nd Avebus 29
- Take the bus from E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Ave to San Bernardinobus 15
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenixbus La
14h 1m$112–160
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern California to Arizona is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Southern California to Arizona is to drive and fly which takes 4h 44m and costs $85 - $600.
The distance between Southern California and Arizona is 361 miles. The road distance is 353.9 miles.
The best way to get from Southern California to Arizona without a car is to bus which takes 10h 3m and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Southern California to Arizona, including transfers.
Arizona is 1h ahead of Southern California. It is currently 7:08 PM in Southern California and 8:08 PM in Arizona.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern California to Arizona is 354 miles. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Southern California to Arizona.
There are 2872+ hotels available in Arizona.
What companies run services between Southern California, CA, USA and Arizona, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Southern California to Buckeye Rd & Central Av via Barstow Station, San Bernardino, Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd), and Buckeye Rd & 24th St in around 10h 3m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Victorville Amtrak to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (760) 948-3030
- Info@VVTA.org
- Website
- vvta.org
Bus from National Trails & 40 Freeway to E Mountain View St WB & 2nd Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- vvta.org
- Local and county
- $1–3
- B-V Link
- $7
Bus from E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Ave to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- vvta.org
- Local and county
- $1–3
- B-V Link
- $7
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $50–75
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Estimated price
- $75–190
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