There are 12 ways to get from Times Square to California by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)EWR - SFO
8h 36mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)JFK - BUR
9h 27m$189–725Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus StationGreyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union StationGreyhound US1210
2d 14h$218–725Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
2d 16h$347–2,123Drive 2,753.1 mi
- Drive from Times Square to Los Angeles2,753.1 mi
44h 53m$503–726Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)EWR - SAN
8h 30mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)JFK - SAN
8h 19m$226–923Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)EWR - LAX
8h 59mBus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)EWR - SMF
8h 29mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)JFK - LAX
9h 4m$875–1,132Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)EWR - SNA
10h 52mBus, train
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
2d 17h$315–1,825
Times Square to California by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Times Square to California is to bus which costs $210 - $750 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Times Square to California is to fly which takes 8h 19m and costs $220 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Times Square to California station. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Times Square station to California. However, there are services departing from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and arriving at Los Angeles via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Times Square and California is 2661 miles. The road distance is 2769.2 miles.
The best way to get from Times Square to California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $210 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Times Square to California, including transfers.
Times Square to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Times Square to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Times Square to California is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $210 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $340 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also fly, which costs $220 - $950 and takes 8h 19m.
What companies run services between Times Square, NY, USA and California, USA?
You can take a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station via St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 14h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Los Angeles via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Times Square to California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Times Square. It is currently 7:01 PM in Times Square and 4:01 PM in California.
Times Square to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Times Square to California is 2769 miles. It takes approximately 44h 53m to drive from Times Square to California.
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