There are 10 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest by bus (Amtrak), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via St. George
best- 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 South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus 230
18h 43mFly to Ontario International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SLC - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
13h 41m$75–346Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus 395
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Streetbus 395
20h 27m$409–620Drive 632.7 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrestcar 632.7 mi
10h 46m$109–157Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SLC - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
11h 16m$221–501Bus
- Take the bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus 230
19h 16mFly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SLC - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
11h 41m$118–363Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SLC - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
11h 23mFly to Long Beach Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SLC - LGB
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
13h 17m$87–396Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SLC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.bus
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
12h 14m$81–371
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest is to drive which takes 10h 46m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City Airport and arriving at Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. via St George, Harry Reid International, South Strip Transit Terminal and Carl's Jr./Inyo St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 43m.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Ridgecrest is 742 miles. The road distance is 636.4 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest without a car is to bus via St. George which takes 18h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 43m to get from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest, including transfers.
Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Salt Lake City Airport station.
Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at St George Bluff St Office station.
Ridgecrest is 1h behind Salt Lake City. It is currently 8:24 PM in Salt Lake City and 7:24 PM in Ridgecrest.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest is 636 miles. It takes approximately 10h 46m to drive from Salt Lake City to Ridgecrest.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Ridgecrest, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Courthouse Station to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. via Airport Station, Salt Lake City Airport, St George Bluff St Office, St George, Harry Reid International, South Strip Transit Terminal Bay 6, South Strip Transit Terminal, and Carl's Jr./Inyo St. in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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 L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Las Vegas to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (661) 862 5100
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kern Transit
- Phone
- (800) 922 1930
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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