There are 9 ways to get from Vista to Albuquerque by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SAN - ABQ
6h 22m$522–792Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane CLD - ABQ
7h 41m$90–492Train
- Take the train from Oceanside to Riverside - Downtowntrain IE-OC Line
- Take the train from Riverside to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain Southwest Chief
20h 22m$474–772Bus
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus 2017
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
23h 1m$156–245Drive 755.3 mi
- Drive from Vista to Albuquerquecar 755.3 mi
13h$138–200Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane LAX - ABQ
7h 3m$348–792Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane LAX - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
7h 48m$172–476Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Oceanside to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane BUR - ABQ
8h 53m$354–692Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SNA - ABQ
10h 56m$92–454
Vista to Albuquerque by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vista to Albuquerque is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Vista to Albuquerque is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $500 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Vista to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from Vista Village Dr & Camino Corto and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Oceanside Transportation Center and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Vista to Albuquerque. However, there are services departing from Oceanside and arriving at Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Riverside. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 22m.
The distance between Vista and Albuquerque is 688 miles. The road distance is 759.8 miles.
The best way to get from Vista to Albuquerque without a car is to train which takes 20h 22m and costs $470 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Vista to Albuquerque, including transfers.
Vista to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Oceanside Transportation Center station.
Vista to Albuquerque train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Oceanside station.
The best way to get from Vista to Albuquerque is to train which takes 20h 22m and costs $470 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $250 and takes 23h 1m, you could also fly, which costs $85 - $500 and takes 7h 41m.
What companies run services between Vista, CA, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from Vista Transit Center Stall 5 to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 10, Oceanside, and Riverside in around 20h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vista Village Dr & Camino Corto to Albuquerque Bus Station via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 9, Oceanside Transportation Center, Los Angeles Downtown, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 23h 1m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Albuquerque International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Riverside to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Oceanside to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- LAX LINQ
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- Taos Rides
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- Taos Rides
- Schedules at
- Taos Rides
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Booking & Getting There
Vista to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Albuquerque is 1h ahead of Vista. It is currently 7:16 AM in Vista and 8:16 AM in Albuquerque.
Vista to Albuquerque train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at Riverside - Downtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vista to Albuquerque is 760 miles. It takes approximately 13h to drive from Vista to Albuquerque.
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