There are 5 ways to get from Santa Monica to Cincinnati by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
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Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Covington (CVG)plane LAX - CVG
7h 11m$213–705Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
2d 4h$365–727Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnatibus FlixBus 2514 / ...
2d 4h$747–1,582Drive 2,169.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Cincinnaticar 2,169.1 mi
34h 49m$396–572Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Covington (CVG)plane BUR - CVG
10h 2m$246–806
Santa Monica to Cincinnati by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Cincinnati is to fly which costs $210 - $750 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Cincinnati is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $210 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Cincinnati. However, there are services departing from 2nd / Broadway and arriving at Cincinnati via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Dayton Trotwood Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Santa Monica and Cincinnati is 1933 miles. The road distance is 2181.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Cincinnati without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $360 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Santa Monica to Cincinnati, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Cincinnati bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Cincinnati is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $210 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $750 and takes 2 days 4h.
Santa Monica to Cincinnati bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Cincinnati is 3h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 8:45 AM in Santa Monica and 11:45 AM in Cincinnati.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Cincinnati, OH, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Covington (CVG) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Cincinnati via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Dayton Trotwood Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Covington via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Cincinnati is 2182 miles. It takes approximately 34h 49m to drive from Santa Monica to Cincinnati.
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