There are 12 ways to get from Union to Riverside by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Take the bus from Morris Ave At Adams Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)JFK - ONT
10h 43m$209–837Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)EWR - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
11h 10m$117–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
2d 16h$303–1,407Bus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
2d 16h$283–642Drive 2,696.1 mi
- Drive from Union to Riverside2,696.1 mi
44h 9m$492–711Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)EWR - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 8m$133–459Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Morris Ave At Adams Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)JFK - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
12h 34m$887–1,259Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)EWR - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
12h 46m$167–457Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the bus from Morris Ave At Adams Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)JFK - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
13h 34m$878–1,259Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Morris Ave At Adams Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)JFK - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
13h 55mTrain via Ossining (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
2d 16h$342–1,607Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
3d$383–1,807
Union to Riverside by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Union to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $110 - $350 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Union to Riverside is to bus and fly which takes 10h 43m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Union to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Vauxhall Rd At Warren Ave and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station and UCR at Bannockburn Village. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Union to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Maplewood and arriving at Riverside via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Union and Riverside is 2546 miles. The road distance is 2711.8 miles.
The best way to get from Union to Riverside without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 16h and costs $300 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Union to Riverside, including transfers.
Union to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
Union to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Union to Riverside is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $280 - $650. Alternatively, you can train via Ossining, which costs $340 - $1,700 and takes 2 days 16h.
What companies run services between Union, Union County, NJ, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Vauxhall Rd At Warren Ave to Magnolia + Beatty via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, Riverside, and UCR at Bannockburn Village in around 2d 16h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Maplewood to Riverside via Penn Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 16h.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- 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
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- 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
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Morris Ave At Adams Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–26
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $8–26
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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
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More Questions & Answers
Union to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Riverside is 3h behind Union. It is currently 4:34 PM in Union and 1:34 PM in Riverside.
Union to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Union to Riverside is 2712 miles. It takes approximately 44h 9m to drive from Union to Riverside.
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