There are 9 ways to get from Detroit to Ridgecrest by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane DTW - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.bus
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
14h 7m$228–933Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DTW - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
15h 7m$208–592Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Drive from Vista Rd EB & Helendale Rd to College Maincar
2d 2h$1,270–2,066Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus 230
2d 6hDrive 2,246.8 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Ridgecrestcar 2,246.8 mi
35h 28m$410–593Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane DTW - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
14h 45mFly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane DTW - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
16h 6m$231–930Fly to Ontario International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DTW - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
18h 36m$235–685Bus, train
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kingman Station to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus 230
2d 6h
Detroit (DTW) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Ridgecrest is to fly and train and bus which costs $200 - $600 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Ridgecrest is to fly and bus which takes 14h 7m and costs $220 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit to Ridgecrest. However, there are services departing from Woodward & Gratiot and arriving at Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. via Detroit, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, South Strip Transit Terminal and Carl's Jr./Inyo St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Detroit and Ridgecrest is 2115 miles. The road distance is 2259.9 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Ridgecrest without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Detroit to Ridgecrest, including transfers.
Detroit to Ridgecrest bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Detroit station.
Detroit to Ridgecrest bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Ridgecrest is 3h behind Detroit. It is currently 11:34 PM in Detroit and 8:34 PM in Ridgecrest.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Ridgecrest is 2260 miles. It takes approximately 35h 28m to drive from Detroit to Ridgecrest.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Ridgecrest, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Woodward & Gratiot to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. via Woodward & Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, South Strip Transit Terminal, and Carl's Jr./Inyo St. in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
Flights from Detroit to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Victorville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- (661) 862 5100
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Kingman Station to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- (800) 922 1930
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
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