There are 11 ways to get from St. Louis to Riverside by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane STL - ONT
9h 7m$224–1,104Train via Kansas City (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain Missouri River Runner / ...
- Take the train from Kansas City to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
40h 33m$177–673Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riversidebus FlixBus 2055
38h 57m$238–514Drive 1,768.1 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Riversidecar 1,768.1 mi
28h 25m$323–467Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STL - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 35m$214–780Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STL - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
11h 55m$234–1,126Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 57m$298–1,344Fly to Long Beach Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane STL - LGB
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 23m$188–872Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane STL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 15mFly to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane STL - LAS
- Take the bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardinobus
11h 40m$272–542Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Ontario Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
2d 12h$298–871
St. Louis to Riverside by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Riverside is to bus which costs $230 - $550 and takes 38h 57m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $220 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from St. Louis to Riverside. However, there are services departing from St. Louis and arriving at Riverside via Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 33m.
The distance between St. Louis and Riverside is 1589 miles. The road distance is 1778.4 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Riverside without a car is to bus which takes 38h 57m and costs $230 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from St. Louis to Riverside, including transfers.
St. Louis to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Louis station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $220 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $550 and takes 38h 57m, you could also train via Kansas City, which costs $170 - $700 and takes 40h 33m.
Riverside is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 3:40 PM in St. Louis and 1:40 PM in Riverside.
St. Louis to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Kansas City station.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Riverside via Indio Bus Station and Riverside in around 38h 57m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Will Rogers World
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $140–420
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $220–470
- Business - advance purchase
- $300–1,200
- Business Class
- $410–1,100
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $40–60
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