There are 9 ways to get from Atlanta to Costa Mesa by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (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 to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ATL - SNA
7h 25m$454–654Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ATL - BUR
11h 3m$194–786Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Anaheim-Cerritosbus
47h 12m$418–542Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Peachtree Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
2d 14h$1,340–2,218Drive 2,167.1 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Costa Mesacar 2,167.1 mi
34h 4m$358–517Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ATL - LAX
10h 9m$224–318Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane ATL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
10h 57mFly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ATL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
11h 7m$258–492Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus
2d 4h$412–617
Atlanta to Costa Mesa by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Costa Mesa is to fly which costs $220 - $320 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Costa Mesa is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $450 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from Atlanta and arriving at Placentia-19Th via St Joseph Pkwy @ San Jacinto St, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso and Anaheim-Cerritos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Atlanta station to Costa Mesa. However, there are services departing from Peachtree Station and arriving at Santa Ana via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Atlanta and Costa Mesa is 1939 miles. The road distance is 2179.7 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Costa Mesa without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 47h 12m and costs $410 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Atlanta to Costa Mesa, including transfers.
Atlanta to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Atlanta station.
Atlanta to Costa Mesa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Peachtree Station.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Costa Mesa is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $450 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $410 - $550 and takes 47h 12m, you could also train, which costs $1,300 - $2,300 and takes 2 days 14h.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Costa Mesa, CA, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Five Points Station to Placentia-19Th via Doraville Station, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, St Joseph Pkwy @ San Jacinto St, N Main St @ Airline Dr, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, El Paso, and Anaheim-Cerritos in around 47h 12m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Peachtree Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $160–180
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from El Paso to Anaheim-Cerritos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Atlanta to Costa Mesa bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Houston - Telephone Rd station.
Costa Mesa is 3h behind Atlanta. It is currently 2:05 PM in Atlanta and 11:05 AM in Costa Mesa.
Atlanta to Costa Mesa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to Costa Mesa is 2180 miles. It takes approximately 34h 4m to drive from Atlanta to Costa Mesa.
There are 1501+ hotels available in Costa Mesa.

















