There are 13 ways to get from Long Branch to California by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
8h 58m$390–841Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Long Branch to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
10h 11m$204–655Train, bus
- Take the train from Long Branch to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 18h$1,343–2,140Bus
- Take the bus from Freehold Center to Newark Penn Stationbus 67
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 20h$522–856Drive 2,761.2 mi
- Drive from Long Branch to Los Angelescar 2,761.2 mi
44h 38m$504–728Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane EWR - SNA
8h 52m$398–1,051Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
9h 15m$225–649Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
9h 23m$229–550Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Long Branch to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JFK - SAN
10h 2m$209–997Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the train from Long Branch to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane JFK - SNA
9h 51m$357–1,057Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Long Branch to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JFK - SFO
10h 29m$218–546Train via Ossining
- Take the train from Long Branch to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 20h$1,733–2,772Train
- Take the train from Long Branch to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
3d 3h$1,803–2,870
Long Branch to California by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Long Branch to California is to train and fly which costs $220 - $550 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Long Branch to California is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $390 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Long Branch to California station. However, there are services departing from Broadway At Lipincott Ave and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Asbury Park Transportation Ctr, Freehold Center, Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Long Branch to California. However, there are services departing from Long Branch and arriving at Los Angeles via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Long Branch and California is 2480 miles. The road distance is 2777.3 miles.
The best way to get from Long Branch to California without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $1,300 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Long Branch to California, including transfers.
Long Branch to California bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Freehold Center station.
Long Branch to California train services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Long Branch station.
The best way to get from Long Branch to California is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $500 - $900. Alternatively, you can train via Ossining, which costs $1,700 - $2,800 and takes 2 days 20h.
What companies run services between Long Branch, NJ, USA and California, USA?
You can take a bus from Broadway At Lipincott Ave to Los Angeles Union Station via Asbury Park Transportation Ctr, Freehold Center, Newark Penn Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Long Branch to Los Angeles via Penn Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $21–27
Train from Long Branch to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–21
Train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $21–27
Train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $21–27
Train from Long Branch to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $21–27
Train from Long Branch to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Long Branch to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Long Branch to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Long Branch to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Long Branch to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Long Branch to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Freehold Center to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $6–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Long Branch to California bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
California is 3h behind Long Branch. It is currently 1:13 AM in Long Branch and 10:13 PM in California.
Long Branch to California train services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at New York Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Long Branch to California is 2777 miles. It takes approximately 44h 38m to drive from Long Branch to California.
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