There are 6 ways to get from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake by plane, car, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane CLE - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Big Bear Lakecar
9h 20m$208–826Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLE - 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 33m$172–428Train, bus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus 5
2d 2h$814–1,731Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Cambridgebus
- Take the bus from Cambridge, OH to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transit Center to San Bernardinobus 290
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus 5
2d 10h$382–807Drive 2,285.2 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Big Bear Lakecar 2,285.2 mi
36h 20m$418–603Fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane CLE - ONT
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
11h 33m$224–724
Cleveland to Big Bear Lake by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake is to fly and train and bus which costs $170 - $430 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake is to fly and drive which takes 9h 20m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake. However, there are services departing from Cleveland and arriving at Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Cambridge, OH, St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transit Center and San Bernardino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Cleveland and Big Bear Lake is 2062 miles. The road distance is 2298.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake, including transfers.
Cleveland to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by GoBus, depart from Cleveland station.
Cleveland to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by GoBus, arrive at Cambridge station.
Big Bear Lake is 3h behind Cleveland. It is currently 9:59 AM in Cleveland and 6:59 AM in Big Bear Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Big Bear Lake is 2299 miles. It takes approximately 36h 20m to drive from Cleveland to Big Bear Lake.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Big Bear Lake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Cleveland to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Cambridge, Cambridge, OH, St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, Montclair Transit Center, and San Bernardino in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Cleveland to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cambridge, OH to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cambridge, OH to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (909) 379-7100
- Website
- omnitrans.org
Bus from Montclair Transit Center to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://omnitrans.org/
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