There are 11 ways to get from Mesa to California by tram, plane, taxi, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Tram, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washingtontram
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHX - SAN
3h 35m$84–247Tram, fly to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Take the tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washingtontram
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PHX - LGB
4h 23m$34–204Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Mesa to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
9h 17m$208–373Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angelesbus Nogales / ...
9h 23m$81–106Drive 387.6 mi
- Drive from Mesa to Los Angelescar 387.6 mi
6h 15m$71–103Tram, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washingtontram
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PHX - SNA
3h 24m$117–667Tram, fly to Meadows Field Airport
- Take the tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washingtontram
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane PHX - BFL
3h 25m$74–339Tram, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washingtontram
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHX - LAX
4h 1m$109–265Tram, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washingtontram
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PHX - BUR
4h 46m$178–462Bus via Priest Dr/Washington St
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Los Angelesbus El Paso
9h 27m$59–89Bus #2 (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus FlixBus 2054
11h 18m$72–122
Mesa to California by tram and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mesa to California is to bus via Priest Dr/Washington St which costs $55 - $90 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Mesa to California is to tram and fly which takes 3h 24m and costs $110 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Mesa to California. However, there are services departing from McDowell Rd & Central Av and arriving at Downtown Los Angeles via Phoenix. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Mesa and California is 324 miles. The road distance is 389.8 miles.
The best way to get from Mesa to California without a car is to taxi and train which takes 9h 17m and costs $200 - $380.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Mesa to California, including transfers.
Mesa to California bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix station.
Mesa to California bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Downtown Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mesa to California is 390 miles. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Mesa to California.
There are 2687+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Mesa, AZ, USA and California, USA?
Tufesa operates a bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angeles every 4 hours. Tickets cost $75–100 and the journey takes 6h 45m. Omnibus Express also services this route 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Phoenix to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Phoenix to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Phoenix to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Phoenix to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Phoenix to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Phoenix to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Meadows Field Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Center/Main St to 44th St/Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $75–100
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Phoenix to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Phoenix to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $55–80
- [email protected]
- Website
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Phoenix to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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