There are 10 ways to get from Muskegon to California by car ferry, plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MKE - SAN
9h 7m$292–890Fly Muskegon to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MKG - SAN
7h 3m$149–625Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Muskegon to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 2h$1,398–2,177Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Muskegon to Wilson/Wilson Cttaxi
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 6hDrive 2,179.9 mi
- Drive from Muskegon to Los Angelescar 2,179.9 mi
34h 33m$398–575Car ferry, bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
11h 9m$254–627Car ferry, bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ORD - SNA
10h 59m$332–837Car ferry, bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
11h 27m$259–545Car ferry, bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ORD - SMF
11h 16m$284–566Car ferry, train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
12h 10m$326–917
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Muskegon to California is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Muskegon to California is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Muskegon and California is 1845 miles. The road distance is 2192.6 miles.
The best way to get from Muskegon to California without a car is to taxi and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $1,400 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Muskegon to California, including transfers.
California is 3h behind Muskegon. It is currently 6:40 AM in Muskegon and 3:40 AM in California.
Yes, the driving distance between Muskegon to California is 2193 miles. It takes approximately 34h 33m to drive from Muskegon to California.
There are 3353+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Muskegon, MI, USA and California, USA?
Key Lime, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Muskegon (MKG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- 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 Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Website
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- Lake Express
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $70–110
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
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