There are 12 ways to get from Colorado Springs to Riverside by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Denver, fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DEN - ONT
8h 3m$145–399Fly Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane COS - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 15m$122–538Bus, train
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs to Las Vegas Transportation Centerbus Denver / ...
- Take the train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
24h 19m$565–931Bus via San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus
25h 41m$180–286Drive 1,027.8 mi
- Drive from Colorado Springs to Riversidecar 1,027.8 mi
16h 37m$188–271Bus to Denver, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DEN - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
8h 43m$167–632Bus to Denver, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DEN - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 49m$243–579Bus to Denver, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane DEN - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 27m$236–479Bus to Denver, fly to Long Beach Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane DEN - LGB
- Take the train from Anaheim Canyon to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 54m$124–452Fly Colorado Springs Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane COS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 59m$134–491Bus to Denver, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane DEN - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 26mBus
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from SB Las Vegas at Fashion Show Mall to University of California Riverside Lot 30bus
26h 33m$189–276
Colorado Springs to Riverside by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colorado Springs to Riverside is to bus via San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center which costs $180 - $290 and takes 25h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Colorado Springs to Riverside is to bus and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $140 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Colorado Springs station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Colorado Springs Downtown Station and arriving at Vine Street Mobility Hub via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Las Vegas Strip and San Bernardino Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 41m.
The distance between Colorado Springs and Riverside is 939 miles. The road distance is 1033.8 miles.
The best way to get from Colorado Springs to Riverside without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 19m and costs $550 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Colorado Springs to Riverside, including transfers.
Colorado Springs to Riverside bus services, operated by Bustang, depart from Colorado Springs Downtown Station.
Colorado Springs to Riverside bus services, operated by Bustang, arrive at Union Station.
Riverside is 1h behind Colorado Springs. It is currently 5:48 PM in Colorado Springs and 4:48 PM in Riverside.
Yes, the driving distance between Colorado Springs to Riverside is 1034 miles. It takes approximately 16h 37m to drive from Colorado Springs to Riverside.
What companies run services between Colorado Springs, CO, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Vine Street Mobility Hub via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Las Vegas Strip, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, and San Bernardino Transit Center in around 25h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Denver to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Denver to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Anaheim Canyon to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Colorado Springs to Las Vegas Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Bustang
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 602-698-7800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Luxury Coach of America
Bus from SB Las Vegas at Fashion Show Mall to University of California Riverside Lot 30
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- Luxury Coach of America
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