There are 8 ways to get from Porterville to Fort Smith by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
best- Take the taxi from Porterville to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)taxi
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane BFL - FSM
8h 53m$269–728Taxi, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Porterville to Tulare Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane FAT - FSM
10h 8m$195–577Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Delano Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Delano Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oklahoma City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depotbus
39h 47m$405–579Taxi, bus, train via Kansas City
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Delano Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Delano Bus Stop to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
47h 35mDrive 1,561.3 mi
- Drive from Porterville to Fort Smithcar 1,561.3 mi
25h 11m$285–412Taxi to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)taxi
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane BFL - XNA
- Drive from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Fort Smithcar
7h 40m$355–1,138Taxi, bus via Tulsa
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Delanotaxi
- Take the bus from Delano to 285 S East End Ave - Pomonabus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tulsa to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
43h 49m$451–655Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Delano Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Delano Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Texarkanabus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
2d 8h$1,199–1,869
Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Porterville to Fort Smith is to drive which costs $280 - $420 and takes 25h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Porterville to Fort Smith is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 7h 40m and costs $350 - $1,200.
The distance between Porterville and Fort Smith is 1447 miles. The road distance is 1570.5 miles.
The best way to get from Porterville to Fort Smith without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 39h 47m and costs $400 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Porterville to Fort Smith, including transfers.
Fort Smith is 2h ahead of Porterville. It is currently 6:34 PM in Porterville and 8:34 PM in Fort Smith.
Yes, the driving distance between Porterville to Fort Smith is 1570 miles. It takes approximately 25h 11m to drive from Porterville to Fort Smith.
There are 51+ hotels available in Fort Smith.
What companies run services between Porterville, CA, USA and Fort Smith, AR, USA?
There is no direct connection from Porterville to Fort Smith. However, you can take the taxi to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) airport, fly to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM), then take the taxi to Fort Smith. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Delano Bus Stop, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to Oklahoma City Bus Station, take the bus to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot, then take the taxi to Fort Smith.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via San Diego, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Delano Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Delano Bus Stop to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Delano Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Tulsa to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from Texarkana to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–70
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Delano to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $45–75
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
Valley Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
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