How to get fromCosta Mesa to La Miradaby bus, train, car, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Costa Mesa to La Mirada by bus, train, car, or taxi

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Line 662 bus, train
best
1. Take the bus from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate to The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 9bus 662
2. Take the train from Santa Ana to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain OC Line
2h 26m
$9–12
Line 43 bus, line 460 bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Park-19Th to Harbor-East Shuttle Areabus 43
2. Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Norwalk Stationbus 460
3h 50m
$3–4
Line 43 bus
1. Take the bus from Park-19Th to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus 43
3h 15m
$8–11
Drive 21.8 mi
1. Drive from Costa Mesa to La Miradacar 21.8 mi
32 min
$4–6
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Costa Mesa to La Miradataxi 21.8 mi
32 min
$80–100

Costa Mesa to La Mirada by bus and train

52Weekly Services

2h 26mAverage Duration

$9Cheapest Price

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Distance: 30.4 mi
Duration: 2h 26m

What companies run services between Costa Mesa, CA, USA and La Mirada, CA, USA?

OCTA operates a bus from Park-19Th to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2 every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $2 and the journey takes 1h 34m.

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La Mirada, United States(opens in a new window)

La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities, on the border with Orange County. The population was 48,008 at the 2020 census. The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center are two of its major attractions. It is the home of Biola University, an evangelical Christian institution of higher education.

Things to do in La Mirada

Knott's Berry Farm(Opens in a new window)

Knott's Berry Farm is a 57 acre amusement park in Buena Park, California, United States, owned and operated by Six Flags. In March 2015, it was ranked as the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America, while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year. The park features over 40 rides, including roller coasters, family rides, dark rides, and water rides.

Knott's Scary Farm(Opens in a new window)

Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying haunted houses and 'scare zones'. As of 2010, it was said to be the first, largest and longest-running Halloween event to be held at a theme park.

GhostRider (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

GhostRider is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance. Manufactured by Custom Coasters International, GhostRider is the longest wooden coaster on the West Coast of the United States, measuring 4533 ft long and 118 ft tall. The ride follows an L-shaped double out and back pattern, with a station themed to a mining building. There are three trains, each themed to a different precious metal, though only two are in use at any given time.

Xcelerator(Opens in a new window)

Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened in 2002 as the company's first hydraulically-launched coaster and cost $13 million to construct. Following the early demise of Windjammer Surf Racers, a dueling roller coaster that briefly operated from 1997 to 2000, Xcelerator was soon announced as its replacement. It launches to a maximum speed of 82 mph in 2.3 seconds and reaches a height of 205 ft, and has a short twister section that leads into the Brake run.

Places to stay in La Mirada

Holiday Inn La Mirada Buena Park by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Friendly Hills Inn - Whittier, Los Angeles(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Residence Inn La Mirada Buena Park(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

Vagabond Inn Whittier(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

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