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How to get fromBig Bear Lake to Austinby car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 6 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Austin by car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane plane PSP - AUS
    5h 20m
    $135–623

  2. Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane plane ONT - AUS
    8h 5m
    $123–573

  3. Bus via Ciudad Juárez

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Pasobus bus Cbx
    3. Take the bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Austin, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus bus
    27h 26m
    $226–313

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Austintrain train Texas Eagle
    36h 54m
    $808–1,313

  5. Drive  1,323 mi

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Austincar car 1,323 mi
    21h 25m
    $227–327

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Areabus bus
    37h 7m
    $381–539

Big Bear Lake to Austin by bus and train

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration36h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$808Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,222 mi
  • Duration: 5h 20m

What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and Austin, TX, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Republic Square Station via San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, El Paso, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, Austin, TX - Tornado Bus Co, 700 Ben White, South Congress Bay B, and South Congress Station Bay J in around 27h 26m.

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