There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Clearlake by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, ferry, or taxi
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Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport, drive
best- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
- Drive from Santa-Rosa-Airport-STS to Clearlakecar
4h 17m$116–243Drive 457.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Los Angeles to Clearlakecar 457.1 mi
8h 14m$84–121Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwoodbus 172
- Take the bus from Lincoln Ave. Bridge to Ray's Food Place/Walmartbus 3
14h 45m$131–213Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Davistrain Coast Starlight
- Drive from Davis to Clearlakecar
15h 15m$190–374Fly from Los Angeles International Airport, drive
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
- Drive from Santa-Rosa-Airport-STS to Clearlakecar
4h 31m$237–357Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
- Drive from Santa-Rosa-Airport-STS to Clearlakecar
7h 14m$231–454Train, Caltrain, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsortrain
- Take the taxi from SMART Windsor to Clearlaketaxi
16h 49m$321–502
Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Clearlake is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Clearlake is to fly and drive which takes 4h 17m and costs $110 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Clearlake. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Clearlake Commons via Fremont St & Mission St, Lincoln Ave. Bridge and Ray's Food Place/Walmart. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Clearlake is 457 miles. The road distance is 459.8 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Clearlake without a car is to bus which takes 14h 45m and costs $130 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Los Angeles to Clearlake, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Clearlake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Clearlake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Clearlake is 460 miles. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Los Angeles to Clearlake.
There are 52+ hotels available in Clearlake.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Clearlake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Clearlake Commons via San Francisco Bus Station, Fremont St & Mission St, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood, Lincoln Ave. Bridge, and Ray's Food Place/Walmart in around 14h 45m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Davis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 707-263-3334
- [email protected]
- Website
- laketransit.org
Bus from Lincoln Ave. Bridge to Ray's Food Place/Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://laketransit.org/
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Estimated price
- $160–190
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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