There are 10 ways to get from California to Hamilton by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane LAX - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus
8h 43m$253–1,233Fly Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SMF - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus
8h 53m$185–770Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Port Huron Stationbus
- Take the train from Sarnia to Guelphtrain
- Take the bus from Guelph Central GO Bus to Hamilton GO Centre Busbus 17
2d 10hBus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Mississaugabus
- Take the bus from Square One to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus 40 / ...
2d 11h$631–975Drive 3,970.6 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Hamiltoncar 3,970.6 km
39h 8m$799–1,155Fly San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SFO - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus
9h 7m$338–1,234Fly San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SAN - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus
8h 53m$566–1,322Fly Long Beach Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane LGB - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus
10h 32m$264–1,117Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LAX - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Niagara Fallsbus
- Take the train from Niagara Falls GO to West Harbour GOtrain
11h 17m$362–680Train
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Aldershottrain
2d 12h$2,192–3,567
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Hamilton is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $800 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from California to Hamilton is to fly and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs $250 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Main St. W. @ Summers Ln. via St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, Detroit Bus Station and Square One. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from California to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Aldershot via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between California and Hamilton is 3588 km. The road distance is 3970.6 km.
The best way to get from California to Hamilton without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from California to Hamilton, including transfers.
California to Hamilton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Hamilton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Hamilton is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $600 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,100 - $3,600 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between California, USA and Hamilton, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln. via St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, Detroit Bus Station, Mississauga, and Square One in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Los Angeles to Hamilton GO Centre Bus via Chicago Union Station, Buffalo, Aldershot, and Aldershot GO Bus in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Sarnia to Guelph
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–250
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $45–140
- Business
- $95–240
- Business Plus
- $110–250
- Economy
- $55–150
- Economy Plus
- $60–160
Train from Buffalo to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–100
- Business
- $75–210
- Business Plus
- $90–230
- Economy
- $30–110
- Economy Plus
- $35–120
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Niagara Falls GO to West Harbour GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $12–17
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $12–15
Bus from Guelph Central GO Bus to Hamilton GO Centre Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $11–14
Bus from Square One to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $10–12
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $12–15
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $12–15
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $12–15
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $12–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Port Huron Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Mississauga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
California to Hamilton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Hamilton is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 9:56 PM in California and 12:56 AM in Hamilton.
California to Hamilton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Hamilton is 3971 km. It takes approximately 39h 8m to drive from California to Hamilton.
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