There are 12 ways to get from New York to El Centro by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, 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.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
11h 12m$248–1,012Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Yuma International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane EWR - YUM
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
12h 41m$202–781Bus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
2d 15h$462–890Train, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
2d 22h$1,059–2,271Drive 2,629.6 mi
- Drive from New York to El Centrocar 2,629.6 mi
43h 45m$480–694Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JFK - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
11h 13m$212–1,153Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Imperial County Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane EWR - IPL
10h 27m$218–788Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane EWR - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
12h 54m$230–597Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane JFK - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
13h 2m$414–798Train, bus via New Orleans
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
3d 4h$1,003–2,106Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
3d 10h$1,115–2,331Bus, train
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
3d 12h$960–1,960
New York to El Centro by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to El Centro is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $600 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from New York to El Centro is to fly which takes 10h 27m and costs $210 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from New York to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between New York and El Centro is 2571 miles. The road distance is 2644.9 miles.
The best way to get from New York to El Centro without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from New York to El Centro, including transfers.
New York to El Centro bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from New York to El Centro is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $460 - $900. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $210 - $800 and takes 10h 27m.
New York to El Centro bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
El Centro is 3h behind New York. It is currently 5:25 PM in New York and 2:25 PM in El Centro.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to El Centro Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, United Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and two other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Imperial County Airport (IPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
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Yes, the driving distance between New York to El Centro is 2645 miles. It takes approximately 43h 45m to drive from New York to El Centro.
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