There are 9 ways to get from Riverside to San Antonio by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane ONT - SAT
7h 7m$154–504Fly Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane ONT - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin, TX - UT Austin to San Antonio, TX - E Commerce Stbus
8h 18m$132–582Bus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Pasobus Cbx
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus El Paso
25h 56m$206–298Train
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Pomona - Downtowntrain RIV Line
- Take the train from Pomona Amtrak to San Antonio Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
29h 59m$758–1,210Drive 1,271.6 mi
- Drive from Riverside to San Antoniocar 1,271.6 mi
20h 11m$225–325Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane LAX - SAT
6h 52m$199–579Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katellabus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane SNA - SAT
9h 25m$178–560Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane SAN - SAT
8h 43m$176–744Bus via Ontario (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to El Paso Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1001
31h 34m$241–385
Riverside to San Antonio by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to San Antonio is to train and fly which costs $190 - $600 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to San Antonio is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $190 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to San Antonio. However, there are services departing from Magnolia + Sunnyside and arriving at Navarro Opposite Villita via Vine Street Mobility Hub, San Bernardino Transit Center, San Bernardino, CA, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co and I-35 S Access & Yarrow Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Riverside to San Antonio station. However, there are services departing from Riverside - Downtown and arriving at San Antonio Station via Pomona Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 59m.
The distance between Riverside and San Antonio is 1202 miles. The road distance is 1279 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to San Antonio without a car is to bus which takes 25h 56m and costs $200 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Riverside to San Antonio, including transfers.
Riverside to San Antonio bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, depart from San Bernardino, CA station.
Riverside to San Antonio train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Riverside - Downtown station.
The best way to get from Riverside to San Antonio is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $150 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $300 and takes 25h 56m, you could also train, which costs $750 - $1,300 and takes 29h 59m.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and San Antonio, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magnolia + Sunnyside to Navarro Opposite Villita via Vine St. Mobility Hub, Vine Street Mobility Hub, San Bernardino Transit Center, G Street @ Oak, San Bernardino, CA, El Paso, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co, and I-35 S Access & Yarrow Blvd in around 25h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Pomona - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pomona Amtrak to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $90–130
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $110–140
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
Bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Adults
- $1–4
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Austin, TX - UT Austin to San Antonio, TX - E Commerce St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- RedCoach
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Riverside to San Antonio bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, arrive at El Paso station.
San Antonio is 2h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 10:04 AM in Riverside and 12:04 PM in San Antonio.
Riverside to San Antonio train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at Pomona - Downtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to San Antonio is 1279 miles. It takes approximately 20h 11m to drive from Riverside to San Antonio.
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