There are 8 ways to get from Santa Monica to Orlando by plane, train, bus, shuttle, bus (Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando (MCO)plane LAX - MCO
7h 9m$233–855Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Flower / 7th to Disneyland Employee's Entrancebus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Orlando (MCO)plane SNA - MCO
11h 33m$199–860Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwoodbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Brownwood Hotel & Spa to MCO Airport - Terminal A
2d 10h$691–1,360Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
2d 11h$475–915Drive 2,483.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Orlandocar 2,483.2 mi
40h 9m$454–655Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Orlando (MCO)plane BUR - MCO
10h$376–856Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
2d 17h$876–1,687Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Orlandotrain
3d 12h$1,254–2,704
Santa Monica to Orlando by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Orlando is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $900 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Orlando is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Orlando station. However, there are services departing from 2nd / Broadway and arriving at Orlando RedCoach Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Monica station to Orlando. However, there are services departing from Downtown Santa Monica Station and arriving at Orlando via 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines, Los Angeles and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Santa Monica and Orlando is 2244 miles. The road distance is 2497.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Orlando without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 10h and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Santa Monica to Orlando, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Orlando bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Monica to Orlando train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Orlando is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $230 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $470 - $950 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also train, which costs $1,200 - $2,700 and takes 3 days 12h.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Orlando, FL, USA?
Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando (MCO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Orlando RedCoach Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Civic Center Station, and Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from Chicago Union Station to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Brownwood Hotel & Spa to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–45
- call in
- $40–50
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 Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
Bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Flower / 7th to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $110–160
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Monica to Orlando bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Orlando is 3h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 4:54 PM in Santa Monica and 7:54 PM in Orlando.
Santa Monica to Orlando train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Orlando is 2498 miles. It takes approximately 40h 9m to drive from Santa Monica to Orlando.
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