There are 8 ways to get from Salem to Palmdale by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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.
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 Palmdale Stationtrain
7h 54m$227–467Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 Palmdale Stationtrain
8h 30m$123–269Bus
- 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
25h 19m$130–262Train
- Take the train from Salem to Van Nuystrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Palmdale Stationtrain AV Line
32h 9m$372–753Drive 899.5 mi
- Drive from Salem to Palmdalecar 899.5 mi
15h 26m$165–238Train 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 Palmdale Stationtrain
9h 18m$305–469Train 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 Palmdale Stationtrain
9h 55m$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 Palmdale Stationtrain
10h 26m$151–432
Salem to Palmdale by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salem to Palmdale is to bus which costs $130 - $270 and takes 25h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Salem to Palmdale is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs $220 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Salem to Palmdale. 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 25h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Salem to Palmdale station. However, there are services departing from Salem and arriving at Palmdale Station via Sylmar / San Fernando. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 9m.
The distance between Salem and Palmdale is 942 miles. The road distance is 904.8 miles.
The best way to get from Salem to Palmdale without a car is to bus which takes 25h 19m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Salem to Palmdale, including transfers.
Salem to Palmdale bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salem station.
Salem to Palmdale train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salem station.
The best way to get from Salem to Palmdale is to bus which takes 25h 19m and costs $130 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $370 - $800 and takes 32h 9m.
What companies run services between Salem, OR, USA and Palmdale, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salem to Palmdale Station via Corvallis, SW 15th St & SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis, Sacramento Bus Station, Bakersfield Train Station, Bakersfield Amtrak, MetroLink/Sierra Hwy., and Lancaster in around 25h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salem to Palmdale Station via Van Nuys, Van Nuys / Keswick, Sylmar Station, and Sylmar / San Fernando in around 32h 9m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday 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
- $270–400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- 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 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- 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
- $90–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
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
- $55–290
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
- $80–410
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
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
- $50–260
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
- $50–260
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- 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
- $80–410
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- 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
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salem to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salem to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salem to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Salem to Corvallis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Corvallis to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
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More Questions & Answers
Salem to Palmdale bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Corvallis station.
Salem to Palmdale train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Van Nuys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salem to Palmdale is 905 miles. It takes approximately 15h 26m to drive from Salem to Palmdale.
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