There are 8 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Needles by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the bus from 300 S / 600 E - Provo to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Kingman, AZbus
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
13h 31m$146–224Drive 522.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Salt Lake City to Needlescar 522.6 mi
8h 14m$96–138Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SLC - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
8h 19m$232–528Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Salt Lake City Airport to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Harry Reid International
- Take the bus from Mccarran International Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Kingman Stationbus
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
16h 26mBus, train
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to St George Bluff St Officebus
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Take the bus from Mccarran International Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Kingman Stationbus
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
16h 51mFly Salt Lake City International Airport to Flagstaff, train
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane SLC - FLG
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Needles Stationtrain
8h 4m$195–551Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle, train
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SLC - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Needles Stationtrain
10h 55m$401–587Train to Provo, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane PVU - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Take the train from Kingman Station to Needles Stationtrain
10h 40m$266–364
Salt Lake City to Needles by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Needles is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Needles is to fly and train which takes 8h 4m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Needles is 594 miles. The road distance is 525.6 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Needles without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 31m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Salt Lake City to Needles, including transfers.
Needles is 1h behind Salt Lake City. It is currently 4:23 PM in Salt Lake City and 3:23 PM in Needles.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Needles is 526 miles. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Salt Lake City to Needles.
There are 29+ hotels available in Needles.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Needles, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Salt Lake City to Needles. However, you can take the train to Provo Central Station, walk to Provo Central Station, take the line 823 bus to 300 S / 600 E, take the bus to Las Vegas, take the bus to Kingman, AZ, walk to Kingman Station, then take the train to Needles Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Salt Lake City to Needles in around 8h 14m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Flagstaff via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Provo to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Provo to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Flagstaff to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Flagstaff to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kingman Station to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from 300 S / 600 E - Provo to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $75–100
Bus from Las Vegas to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $35–60
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Kingman, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
- Phone
- +1 800-933-8320
- [email protected]
- Website
- St. George Shuttle
Shuttle from Salt Lake City Airport to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- St. George Shuttle
Shuttle from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- St. George Shuttle
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Mccarran International Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Mccarran International Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to St George Bluff St Office
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $184
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
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