There are 10 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, train, or bus
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Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LAX - BUF
5h 49m$244–1,001Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LAX - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
9h 29m$180–447Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
2d 18h$951–2,166Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0421
2d 19h$452–881Drive 2,765 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New Yorkcar 2,765 mi
45h 36m$505–729Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane LAX - JFK
5h 44m$199–615Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LAX - EWR
6h 7m$212–622Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane LAX - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
8h 1m$326–913Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LAX - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
7h 50m$266–1,060Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatownbus
2d 19h$811–1,766
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) by bus, foot, train, and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $450 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $190 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State). However, there are services departing from LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal and arriving at Port Authority Bus Terminal via Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State). However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Christopher St-Stonewall via Chicago Union Station and 34 St-Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and New York (State) is 2240 miles. The road distance is 2781.1 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) without a car is to train which takes 2 days 18h and costs $950 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State), including transfers.
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $240 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 18h, you could also bus, which costs $450 - $900 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and New York (State), USA?
JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal to Christopher St-Stonewall via Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, and 34 St-Penn Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
New York (State) is 3h ahead of Los Angeles Airport (LAX). It is currently 10:07 AM in Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and 1:07 PM in New York (State).
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State) is 2781 miles. It takes approximately 45h 36m to drive from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to New York (State).
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