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How to get fromBig Bear Lake to Cave Creekby car, plane, bus, train, or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Cave Creek by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi

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  1. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly, line 44 bus

    best
    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane PSP - PHX
    3. Take the bus from 44th St & Washington St to Deer Valley Rd & Tatum Blbus bus
    4h 46m
    $277–714

  2. Drive 363.3 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Cave Creekcar car 363.3 mi
    6h 39m
    $67–96

  3. Bus

    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 Phoenixbus bus La
    9h 52m
    $88–128

  4. Bus, train

    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 train from Pomona Amtrak to Maricopa Amtraktrain train
    3. Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Stationbus bus
    14h 4m
    $190–362

  5. Bus, train to Ontario International Airport, fly, line 44 bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to Rancho Cucamongatrain train
    3. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane ONT - PHX
    4. Take the bus from 44th St & Washington St to Deer Valley Rd & Tatum Blbus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Deer Valley Rd & Tatum Bl to Cave Creektaxi taxi
    7h 15m
    $184–373

  6. Bus via Phoenix

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from Bloomington to Phoenixbus bus San Jose / ...
    11h 49m
    $82–117

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Phoenix (PHX) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration1h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$43Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Big Bear Lake to Cave Creek.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 376.6 mi
  • Duration: 4h 46m

What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and Cave Creek, AZ, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Cave Creek via San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, Phoenix, 24th St/Jefferson, 44th St/Washington, 44th St & Washington St, and Deer Valley Rd & Tatum Bl in around 9h 52m.

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