There are 6 ways to get from Lax to San Luis Obispo by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
best- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane ZRH - SBP
22h 9m$441–1,312Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane MXP - SBP
24h 27m$310–995Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ZRH - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispobus
25h 3m$541–1,562Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus
23h 29m$485–981Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispotrain
25h 1m$537–1,073Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ZRH - MRY
- Take the train from Salinas to San Luis Obispotrain
29h 44m$535–1,607
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lax to San Luis Obispo is to train and fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lax to San Luis Obispo is to train and fly which takes 22h 9m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Lax and San Luis Obispo is 6108 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 9m to get from Lax to San Luis Obispo, including transfers.
San Luis Obispo is 9h behind Lax. It is currently 11:23 AM in Lax and 2:23 AM in San Luis Obispo.
There are 287+ hotels available in San Luis Obispo.
What companies run services between Lax, Switzerland and San Luis Obispo, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lax to San Luis Obispo. However, you can take the train to Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, take the train to Bern, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP), walk to San Luis Airport, then take the bus to Santa Rosa at Higuera. Alternatively, you can take the train to Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, take the train to Bern, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), walk to Moffett & Goleta Beach, take the line 11 bus to UCSB North Hall Outbound, then take the bus to San Luis Obispo.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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