There are 6 ways to get from Charlotte to Big Bear Lake by plane, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or bus
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Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane CLT - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Big Bear Lakecar
8h 5m$207–775Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLT - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
11h 46m$191–458Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus 5
2d 9h$382–735Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus 5
2d 21h$854–1,823Drive 2,344.7 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Big Bear Lakecar 2,344.7 mi
37h 34m$428–619Fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane CLT - ONT
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
10h 9m$203–673
Charlotte to Big Bear Lake by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Big Bear Lake is to fly and train and bus which costs $190 - $460 and takes 11h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Big Bear Lake is to fly and drive which takes 8h 5m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte station to Big Bear Lake. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Charlotte and Big Bear Lake is 2121 miles. The road distance is 2358.4 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Big Bear Lake without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Charlotte to Big Bear Lake, including transfers.
Charlotte to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
Charlotte to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Downtown station.
Big Bear Lake is 3h behind Charlotte. It is currently 3:50 AM in Charlotte and 12:50 AM in Big Bear Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte to Big Bear Lake is 2358 miles. It takes approximately 37h 34m to drive from Charlotte to Big Bear Lake.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Big Bear Lake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Atlanta Downtown, Civic Center Station, Garnett Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, Montclair, San Bernardino Depot, and Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 909-878-5200
- Website
- mountaintransit.org
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from San Bernardino to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
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