There are 12 ways to get from California to Mesa by plane, tram, bus, train, taxi, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (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, tram
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
2h 31m$104–544Fly from Long Beach Airport, tram
cheapest- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
3h 57m$58–383Bus via Indio
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indiobus San Jose / ...
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to Phoenixbus Cbx
7h 58m$72–129Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Mesataxi
8h 19m$313–460Drive 387.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Mesacar 387.7 mi
6h 15m$71–103Fly from Meadows Field Airport, tram
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BFL - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
2h 40m$76–360Fly from San Diego International Airport, tram
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SAN - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
3h 33m$74–247Fly from Los Angeles International Airport, tram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
3h 52m$105–305Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BUR - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
4h$159–211Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000 / ...
8h 26m$62–101Bus #2
- Take the bus from E 6th St / Wall - Los Angeles to Phoenixbus Cbx
8h 43m$63–87Bus #3 (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus FlixBus 2054
10h 54m$77–112
California to Mesa by bus and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Mesa is to bus which costs $60 - $90 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from California to Mesa is to fly and tram which takes 2h 31m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Mesa. However, there are services departing from Downtown Los Angeles and arriving at Phoenix via Indio, CA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
The distance between California and Mesa is 365 miles. The road distance is 389.9 miles.
The best way to get from California to Mesa without a car is to bus via Indio which takes 7h 58m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from California to Mesa, including transfers.
California to Mesa bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Downtown Los Angeles station.
California to Mesa bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Indio station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Mesa is 390 miles. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from California to Mesa.
There are 2829+ hotels available in Mesa.
What companies run services between California, USA and Mesa, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Mesa Dr/Main St via Indio, Indio, CA, Phoenix, and 24th St/Jefferson in around 7h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–28
- Titanium
- $16–28
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from Indio, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from E 6th St / Wall - Los Angeles to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Indio, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $45–65
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 Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
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