There are 9 ways to get from Ukiah to El Centro by bus, plane, subway, train, car, taxi, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Imperial County Airport
best- Take the bus from Pear Tree Center - Ross to Sonoma County Airportbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane STS - IPL
9h 2m$89–476Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stopbus
17h 2m$113–176Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
23h 47m$169–361Drive 693.4 mi
- Drive from Ukiah to El Centrocar 693.4 mi
11h 56m$127–183Bus, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Pear Tree Center - Ross to Sonoma County Airportbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane STS - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Yucca Valley Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
9h 3m$249–690Bus, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Pear Tree Center - Ross to Sonoma County Airportbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
10h 57m$120–633Bus
- Take the bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Petalumabus
- Take the bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stopbus
19h 8m$114–214Bus, train via San Jose
- Take the bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CAbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
20h 37m$125–198Bus, train via Yuma
- Take the bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus 10
27h 10m$198–448
Ukiah to El Centro by bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ukiah to El Centro is to bus and BART which costs $110 - $180 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ukiah to El Centro is to bus and fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $85 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Ukiah to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via Copeland St Transit Mall, San Francisco Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 8m.
The distance between Ukiah and El Centro is 626 miles. The road distance is 697.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ukiah to El Centro without a car is to bus and BART which takes 17h 2m and costs $110 - $180.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Ukiah to El Centro, including transfers.
Ukiah to El Centro bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Ukiah to El Centro bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Petaluma station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ukiah to El Centro is 697 miles. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Ukiah to El Centro.
There are 82+ hotels available in El Centro.
What companies run services between Ukiah, CA, USA and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop via Copeland St Transit Mall, San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 19h 8m.
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Imperial County Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Imperial County Airport via Palm Springs International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-696-4682
- Website
- mendocinotransit.org
Bus from Pear Tree Center - Ross to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Yucca Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
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