There are 8 ways to get from Salem to Lancaster by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), or car
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Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PDX - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
8h 8m$227–468Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salem to Corvallisbus
- Take the bus from Corvallis to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus 100
24h 10m$123–248Train
- Take the train from Salem to Van Nuystrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Lancastertrain AV Line
32h 19m$354–739Drive 897.4 mi
- Drive from Salem to Lancastercar 897.4 mi
15h 10m$164–237Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PDX - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
8h 40m$124–270Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the train from Salem to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane EUG - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
9h 28m$304–479Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Salem to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EUG - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
10h 6m$161–481Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PDX - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
10h 40m$151–433
Salem to Lancaster by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salem to Lancaster is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Salem to Lancaster is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 8m and costs $220 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Salem to Lancaster. However, there are services departing from Salem and arriving at MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. via SW 15th St & SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis, Sacramento Bus Station and Bakersfield Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Salem to Lancaster. However, there are services departing from Salem and arriving at Lancaster via Sylmar / San Fernando. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 19m.
The distance between Salem and Lancaster is 949 miles. The road distance is 902.6 miles.
The best way to get from Salem to Lancaster without a car is to bus which takes 24h 10m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Salem to Lancaster, including transfers.
Salem to Lancaster bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salem station.
Salem to Lancaster train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salem station.
The best way to get from Salem to Lancaster is to bus which takes 24h 10m and costs $120 - $250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $350 - $750 and takes 32h 19m.
What companies run services between Salem, OR, USA and Lancaster, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salem to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. via Corvallis, SW 15th St & SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis, Sacramento Bus Station, Bakersfield Train Station, and Bakersfield Amtrak in around 24h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salem to Lancaster via Van Nuys, Van Nuys / Keswick, Sylmar Station, and Sylmar / San Fernando in around 32h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–410
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–410
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salem to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salem to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salem to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Salem to Corvallis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Corvallis to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Kern Transit
- Schedules at
- Kern Transit Schedules
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More Questions & Answers
Salem to Lancaster bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Corvallis station.
Salem to Lancaster train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Van Nuys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salem to Lancaster is 903 miles. It takes approximately 15h 10m to drive from Salem to Lancaster.
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