There are 10 ways to get from Toronto to Southern California by plane, bus, car, train, taxi, or bus (Flixbus, 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 Toronto Island Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, drive
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane YTZ - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoobus
- Drive from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Southern Californiacar
12h 47m$271–1,270Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane YYZ - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stopbus
12h 44m$234–635Train, taxi via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Victorville Amtrak to Southern Californiataxi
2d 5h$812–1,757Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Barstow Stationbus
2d 15h$518–993Drive 2,400 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Southern Californiacar 2,400 mi
39h 5m$550–794Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane YYZ - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoobus
- Drive from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Southern Californiacar
12h 4m$273–958Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YYZ - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
13h 55m$238–615Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane YYZ - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Stationbus
15h 6m$391–624Train, taxi
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Apple Valley Post Office to Southern Californiataxi
2d 11h$844–1,861Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from VVTC - Dock 6 to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Avebus 15
2d 14h$695–1,531
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Southern California is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $650 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Southern California is to fly and bus and drive which takes 12h 4m and costs $270 - $1,000.
The distance between Toronto and Southern California is 2196 miles. The road distance is 2414 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Southern California without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 12h 47m to get from Toronto to Southern California, including transfers.
Southern California is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 11:07 PM in Toronto and 8:07 PM in Southern California.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to Southern California is 2414 miles. It takes approximately 39h 5m to drive from Toronto to Southern California.
There are two+ hotels available in Southern California.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Southern California, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Toronto to Southern California via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Barstow Station in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nashville, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Victorville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoo
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (760) 948-3030
- Info@VVTA.org
- Website
- vvta.org
Bus from VVTC - Dock 6 to E Mountain View St EB FS Belinda Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- vvta.org
- Local and county
- $1–3
- B-V Link
- $7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Estimated price
- $130–190
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