There are 10 ways to get from Lancaster to South Padre Island by train, plane, taxi, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane BUR - HRL
- Take the taxi from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to South Padre Islandtaxi
9h 46m$222–696Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane BUR - BRO
13h 58m$199–787Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Brownsvillebus
- Take the taxi from Brownsville to South Padre Islandtaxi
40h 10m$588–1,147Bus
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Bakersfield Amtrakbus 100
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsvillebus
2d 6h$360–661Drive 1,634 mi
- Drive from Lancaster to South Padre Islandcar 1,634 mi
26h 44m$299–431Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane LAX - HRL
- Take the taxi from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to South Padre Islandtaxi
10h 8m$228–708Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane LAX - BRO
11h 51m$205–799Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane ONT - HRL
- Take the taxi from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to South Padre Islandtaxi
12h 26m$236–751Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane ONT - BRO
13h 30m$213–892Train, bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to La Plaza at Brownsvillebus
2d$538–1,096
Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lancaster to South Padre Island is to drive which costs $290 - $440 and takes 26h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lancaster to South Padre Island is to train and fly and taxi which takes 9h 46m and costs $220 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Lancaster to South Padre Island. However, there are services departing from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. and arriving at Las Palmas Port Isabel via Bakersfield, Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and La Plaza at Brownsville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Lancaster and South Padre Island is 1467 miles. The road distance is 1643.5 miles.
The best way to get from Lancaster to South Padre Island without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 40h 10m and costs $550 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Lancaster to South Padre Island, including transfers.
Lancaster to South Padre Island bus services, operated by Kern Transit, depart from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. station.
Lancaster to South Padre Island bus services, operated by Kern Transit, arrive at Bakersfield Amtrak station.
South Padre Island is 2h ahead of Lancaster. It is currently 6:12 PM in Lancaster and 8:12 PM in South Padre Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Lancaster to South Padre Island is 1643 miles. It takes approximately 26h 44m to drive from Lancaster to South Padre Island.
What companies run services between Lancaster, CA, USA and South Padre Island, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to South Padre Island via Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, La Plaza at Brownsville, and Las Palmas Port Isabel in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Phoenix, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Las Vegas, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Phoenix, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Las Vegas, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Phoenix, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Las Vegas, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from San Antonio to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Bakersfield Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Kern Transit
- Schedules at
- Kern Transit Schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Marcos to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Ubeda Transportation
- Phone
- +1 956-601-7794
Taxi
- Phone
- +52868 307 0507
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Línea Rosa Matamoros
- Phone
- +52 868 312 2393
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Matamoros
- Phone
- +52 868 402 5820
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Medellín
- Phone
- +52 868 903 6513
- Website
- facebook.com
Ubeda Transportation
- Phone
- +1 956-601-7794
Ubeda Transportation
- Phone
- +1 956-601-7794
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