There are 10 ways to get from California to Lubbock by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)plane SNA - LBB
4h 30m$160–534Fly from San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)plane SAN - LBB
6h 1m$106–447Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to El Pasobus La
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plazabus Greyhound US1192s
22h 34m$148–258Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plazabus
25h 53m$352–700Drive 1,092.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Lubbockcar 1,092.7 mi
18h 8m$200–289Fly from Meadows Field Airport
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)plane BFL - LBB
4h 51m$137–500Fly from Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)plane LGB - LBB
6h 1m$114–473Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)plane LAX - LBB
5h 54m$111–445Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)plane BUR - LBB
5h 51m$125–511Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plazabus Greyhound US1184s / ...
27h 30m$196–363
California to Lubbock by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Lubbock is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which costs $140 - $260 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from California to Lubbock is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Lubbock. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza via El Paso Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 34m.
The distance between California and Lubbock is 946 miles. The road distance is 1099.1 miles.
The best way to get from California to Lubbock without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 22h 34m and costs $140 - $260.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from California to Lubbock, including transfers.
California to Lubbock bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Lubbock is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $140 - $260 and takes 22h 34m.
California to Lubbock bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta station.
Lubbock is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 11:34 AM in California and 1:34 PM in Lubbock.
What companies run services between California, USA and Lubbock, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza via El Paso and El Paso Bus Station in around 22h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $95–140
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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