There are 12 ways to get from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles by bus, train, plane, train (Amtrak), car, tram, subway, or bus (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.
Line 51 bus, Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the bus from North Akron & McCord to Mountain View Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
4h 26m$126–627Bus via Milpitas
cheapest- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
8h 39m$52–70Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
12h 38m$136–291Drive 350.6 mi
- Drive from Ames Research Center to Los Angelescar 350.6 mi
5h 55m$64–93Line 51 bus, Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from North Akron & McCord to Mountain View Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
4h 56m$506–774Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
5h 16m$202–984Tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the tram from Bayshore Nasa Station to Milpitas Stationtram
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
5h 34m$348–1,426Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport, tram
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Historic Broadway Stationtram
5h 58m$60–310Tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the tram from Bayshore Nasa Station to Milpitas Stationtram
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
6h 9m$316–674Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SJC - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
6h 19m$190–828Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
9h 8m$56–111Bus #2
- Take the bus from San Jose to Los Angelesbus Ans 6241
10h 53m
Ames Research Center to Los Angeles by foot, bus, and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles is to bus via Milpitas which costs $50 - $75 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles is to line 51 bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $120 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles station. However, there are services departing from Berryessa BART and arriving at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station via San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles. However, there are services departing from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Los Angeles via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Ames Research Center and Los Angeles is 341 miles. The road distance is 352.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles without a car is to bus via Milpitas which takes 8h 39m and costs $50 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Ames Research Center to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Ames Research Center to Los Angeles train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles is to bus via Milpitas which takes 8h 39m and costs $50 - $75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $300 and takes 12h 38m.
What companies run services between Ames Research Center, CA, USA and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
Hoang Express operates a bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station once daily. Tickets cost $45–60 and the journey takes 5h 30m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from San Jose to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $130–280 and the journey takes 10h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Bayshore Nasa Station to Milpitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
Tram from Bayshore Nasa Station to Milpitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Historic Broadway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from North Akron & McCord to Mountain View Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from North Akron & McCord to Mountain View Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ames Research Center to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Ames Research Center to Los Angeles train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ames Research Center to Los Angeles is 353 miles. It takes approximately 5h 55m to drive from Ames Research Center to Los Angeles.
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