There are 10 ways to get from Burlington to California by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BTV - SAN
9h 48m$283–1,106Bus to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YUL - SFO
12h 35m$241–797Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Burlington to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 17h$1,009–2,150Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Transit Center Burlington to Greyhound \ Trailways Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Albany to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
3d$509–1,049Drive 2,896.6 mi
- Drive from Burlington to Los Angelescar 2,896.6 mi
47h 28m$529–764Fly Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BTV - LAX
9h 53m$558–3,314Fly Burlington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BTV - FAT
10h 42m$242–952Bus to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YUL - SAN
12h 6m$302–1,238Bus to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YUL - LAX
12h 28m$287–996Bus, train
- Take the bus from Downtown Transit Center Burlington to AMTRAK Station Rensselaerbus
- Take the bus from Albany-Rensselaer to New York, NYbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 23h$889–1,839
Burlington to California by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burlington to California is to fly which costs $240 - $950 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Burlington to California is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $280 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Burlington to California station. However, there are services departing from Downtown Transit Center Burlington and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Albany, Port Authority Bus Terminal and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Burlington to California. However, there are services departing from Burlington and arriving at Los Angeles via Schenectady and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Burlington and California is 2502 miles. The road distance is 2913.5 miles.
The best way to get from Burlington to California without a car is to train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Burlington to California, including transfers.
Burlington to California bus services, operated by Vermont Translines, depart from Downtown Transit Center Burlington station.
Burlington to California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Burlington station.
The best way to get from Burlington to California is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $280 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,000 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between Burlington, VT, USA and California, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Burlington to Los Angeles via Schenectady and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Burlington to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 844- 888-7267
- [email protected]
- Website
- vttranslines.com
Bus from Downtown Transit Center Burlington to Greyhound \ Trailways Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://vttranslines.com
- Book at
- https://vttranslines.com/buy-tickets-now/
Bus from Downtown Transit Center Burlington to AMTRAK Station Rensselaer
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://vttranslines.com
- Book at
- https://vttranslines.com/buy-tickets-now/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Albany to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–100
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $29–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Albany-Rensselaer to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $26–50
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Burlington to California bus services, operated by Vermont Translines, arrive at Greyhound \ Trailways Terminal station.
California is 3h behind Burlington. It is currently 10:27 AM in Burlington and 7:27 AM in California.
Burlington to California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Schenectady station.
Yes, the driving distance between Burlington to California is 2914 miles. It takes approximately 47h 28m to drive from Burlington to California.
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