There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Catalina by train (Amtrak), bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
12h 19m$163–326Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Scottsdale Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Scottsdale Airport (SCF)plane BUR - SCF
- Take the bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtownbus
9h 32m$76–360Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucsonbus FlixBus 2054
12h 34mDrive 479.6 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Catalinacar 479.6 mi
7h 49m$88–127Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LAX - TUS
- Take the bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain Viewbus
7h 38m$508–1,113Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
8h 11m$242–447Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BUR - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
8h 13m$311–633Fly Long Beach Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
9h 44m$185–440Train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Tucson (TUS)plane SNA - TUS
- Take the bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain Viewbus
10h 17m$92–480
Los Angeles to Catalina by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Catalina is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Catalina is to fly and bus which takes 7h 38m and costs $500 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Catalina. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at SS/Hawser St/Oracle via 6th St/Park Av, 6th Av/Pennington and SS/Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles to Catalina station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 19m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Catalina is 524 miles. The road distance is 482.4 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Catalina without a car is to train which takes 12h 19m and costs $160 - $330.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Los Angeles to Catalina, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Catalina bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Catalina train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Catalina is to train which takes 12h 19m and costs $160 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 34m.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Catalina, AZ, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station 6 times a week. Tickets cost $160–330 and the journey takes 9h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus-us operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucson once daily, and the journey takes 9h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Scottsdale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Scottsdale Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (520) 792-9222
- [email protected]
- Website
- suntran.com
Bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
Bus from Bombardier/Aeropark Blvd to Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Los Angeles to Catalina bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Tucson station.
Los Angeles to Catalina train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Tucson Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Catalina is 482 miles. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Los Angeles to Catalina.
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