There are 8 ways to get from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
best- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane GDL - SBP
8h 41m$80–331Bus, train
- Take the bus from Guadalajara to Santa Anabus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Luis Obispotrain Pacific Surfliner
41h 29m$171–381Drive 1,681.4 mi
- Drive from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispocar 1,681.4 mi
30h 32m$307–444Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane GDL - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispobus
11h 41m$120–431Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GDL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispotrain
12h 35m$201–432Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GDL - SJC
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus
11h 17m$294–718Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to Los Angeles Downtownbus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus FlixBus 2005
42h 40m$231–405Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Guadalajara to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus FlixBus 2005
2d 4h$191–253
Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo is to fly which costs $80 - $340 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $80 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo. However, there are services departing from Sala 2 de la Central de Autobuses and arriving at San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Main / 7th and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
The distance between Guadalajara and San Luis Obispo is 1487 miles. The road distance is 1691.2 miles.
The best way to get from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 29m and costs $170 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo, including transfers.
Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
The best way to get from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $80 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $410 and takes 42h 40m.
Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
San Luis Obispo is 1h behind Guadalajara. It is currently 9:32 AM in Guadalajara and 8:32 AM in San Luis Obispo.
What companies run services between Guadalajara, Mexico and San Luis Obispo, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Volaris, and three other airlines fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sala 2 de la Central de Autobuses to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum via Avenida Real Camichines, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Los Angeles Downtown, Main / 7th, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 42h 40m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Guadalajara to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–345
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $200–290
- Titanium
- $220–230
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Guadalajara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo is 1691 miles. It takes approximately 30h 32m to drive from Guadalajara to San Luis Obispo.
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