There are 9 ways to get from Sault Ste. Marie to California by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chippewa County International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CIU - SMF
9h 25m$167–712Fly Chippewa County International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CIU - LAX
8h 13m$112–471Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Sault Ste. Marie to St. Ignacecar
- Take the bus from St. Ignace to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 10h$1,347–2,143Drive, bus
- Drive from Sault Ste. Marie to St. Ignacecar
- Take the bus from St. Ignace to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 12hDrive 2,373.3 mi
- Drive from Sault Ste. Marie to Los Angelescar 2,373.3 mi
39h$544–785Fly Chippewa County International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CIU - SAN
7h 37m$137–613Fly Chippewa County International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CIU - SJC
9h 31m$161–714Fly Sault Ste. Marie Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YAM - LAX
9h 11m$216–759Fly Sault Ste. Marie Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YAM - SAN
10h 26m$261–951
Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sault Ste. Marie to California is to fly which costs $110 - $480 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sault Ste. Marie to California is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Sault Ste. Marie and California is 1989 miles. The road distance is 2387.2 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Sault Ste. Marie to California, including transfers.
California is 3h behind Sault Ste. Marie. It is currently 1:22 AM in Sault Ste. Marie and 10:22 PM in California.
Yes, the driving distance between Sault Ste. Marie to California is 2387 miles. It takes approximately 39h to drive from Sault Ste. Marie to California.
There are 2975+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada and California, USA?
Delta flies from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sault Ste. Marie Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sault Ste. Marie Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sault Ste. Marie Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sault Ste. Marie Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Sault Ste. Marie Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from St. Ignace to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from St. Ignace to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Indian Trails
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Greyhound
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