There are 5 ways to get from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City by train, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, taxi via Riverside
best- Take the train from Laguna Niguel / Mission Viejo to Riverside - Downtowntrain
- Take the train from Riverside to Needles Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Needles Station to Lake Havasu Citytaxi
8h 12m$205–343Drive 285.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu Citycar 285.9 mi
5h 33m$53–76Fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Lake Havasu City, AZ
5h 6m$363–908Train, taxi
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Needles Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Needles Station to Lake Havasu Citytaxi
8h 15m$218–361Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SNA - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
6h 1m$241–631
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 6m and costs $360 - $950.
The distance between Laguna Niguel and Lake Havasu City is 357 miles. The road distance is 287.5 miles.
The best way to get from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City without a car is to train and taxi via Riverside which takes 8h 12m and costs $200 - $350.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City is 288 miles. It takes approximately 5h 33m to drive from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City.
There are 328+ hotels available in Lake Havasu City.
What companies run services between Laguna Niguel, CA, USA and Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City. However, you can take the train to Riverside - Downtown, take the train to Needles Station, then take the taxi to Lake Havasu City. Alternatively, you can drive from Laguna Niguel to Lake Havasu City in around 5h 33m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Laguna Niguel / Mission Viejo to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Riverside to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $242
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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