There are 10 ways to get from Texas to Southern California by plane, car, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, taxi, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane AUS - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Southern Californiacar
7h 48m$147–677Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane DFW - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Southern Californiacar
8h 36m$119–578Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Stationbus
29h 17m$341–622Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to Ontario Amtraktrain Sunset Limited
- Take the bus from Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Avebus 15
40h 49m$219–542Drive 1,487.2 mi
- Drive from Houston to Southern Californiacar 1,487.2 mi
25h 16m$272–392Fly El Paso International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane ELP - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to Southern Californiataxi
10h 7mBus to El Paso International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Downtown El Paso to Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Juárezbus
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ELP - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Station to Southern Californiataxi
11h 33m$257–936Fly Dallas to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DAL - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Station to Southern Californiataxi
10h 29m$239–898Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DFW - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Station to Southern Californiataxi
11h 17m$216–845Bus
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worthbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Avebus 15
42h 4m$321–468
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Southern California is to fly and drive which costs $110 - $600 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Southern California is to fly and drive which takes 7h 48m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Texas and Southern California is 1237 miles. The road distance is 1495.8 miles.
The best way to get from Texas to Southern California without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 29h 17m and costs $340 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Texas to Southern California, including transfers.
Southern California is 2h behind Texas. It is currently 11:48 AM in Texas and 9:48 AM in Southern California.
Yes, the driving distance between Texas to Southern California is 1496 miles. It takes approximately 25h 16m to drive from Texas to Southern California.
There are one+ hotels available in Southern California.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Southern California, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Southern California via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Bloomington, San Bernardino, and Barstow Station in around 29h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $130–390
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $200–440
- Business - advance purchase
- $280–1,100
- Business Class
- $380–950
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to San Bernardino - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
- Phone
- (760) 948-3030
- Info@VVTA.org
- Website
- vvta.org
Bus from Orange Way EB & Sierra Ave to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- vvta.org
- Local and county
- $1–3
- B-V Link
- $7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 915 235 8268
- Website
- transborde.com.mx
Bus from Downtown El Paso to Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- transborde.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Estimated price
- $75–95
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
Barstow City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 760-253-7433
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