There are 10 ways to get from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica by shuttle, bus, train, car, plane, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and CasinoGrand Canyon-Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CAbus Las Vegas
14h 34m$146–173Drive 499.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Grand Canyon to Santa Monicacar 499.9 mi
8h 24m$92–132Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Amtrak Stationbus Grand Canyon
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
15h 50m$226–452Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LAS - LAX
9h 33m$203–1,005Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
18h 1m$153–255Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Santa Monica
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Santa Monica (SMO)plane LAS - SMO
9h 13m$140–380Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane LAS - BUR
10h 13m$263–1,103Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane LAS - LGB
11h 27m$129–265Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane LAS - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
12h 1m$283–577Shuttle, bus to Prescott, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Prescott Valley Kioskbus
- Fly from Prescott (PRC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PRC - LAX
10h 37m$389–621
Grand Canyon to Santa Monica by bus, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica is to drive which takes 8h 24m and costs $90 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica. However, there are services departing from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge and arriving at 5th / Santa Monica via Flagstaff Train Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station and Patsaouras Transit Plaza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 1m.
The distance between Grand Canyon and Santa Monica is 586 miles. The road distance is 502.8 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 14h 34m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 14h 34m to get from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica, including transfers.
Grand Canyon to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Groome Transportation Phoenix, depart from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge station.
Grand Canyon to Santa Monica bus services, operated by Groome Transportation Phoenix, arrive at Flagstaff Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Canyon to Santa Monica is 503 miles. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Grand Canyon to Santa Monica.
There are 3230+ hotels available in Santa Monica.
What companies run services between Grand Canyon, AZ, USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to 5th / Santa Monica via Flagstaff Amtrak Station, Flagstaff Train Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, and Patsaouras Transit Plaza in around 18h 1m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–160
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Santa Monica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Prescott to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flagstaff to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 702-978-7368
- [email protected]
- Website
- nationalparkexpress.com
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $45–70
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Prescott Valley Kiosk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $277
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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