There are 11 ways to get from Southern California to Texas by car, bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Drive from Southern California to Hwy 62 & Kickapoocar
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane PSP - AUS
7h 24m$168–729Drive, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Southern California to Hwy 62 & Kickapoocar
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane PSP - DFW
8h 44m$130–580Bus
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Drbus
32h 6m$331–523Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus FlixBus 2030 / ...
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
40h 16m$592–1,213Drive 1,487.8 mi
- Drive from Southern California to Houstoncar 1,487.8 mi
25h 17m$272–393Taxi, bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LAS - ELP
9h 17m$297–962Taxi, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane ONT - AUS
9h 13m$257–923Taxi, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LAX - ELP
9h 54m$287–976Taxi, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Dallas
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Dallas (DAL)plane ONT - DAL
9h 22m$222–677Taxi, bus, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstow Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane ONT - DFW
10h 28m$259–674Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Barstowtaxi
- Take the bus from Barstow to San Bernardinobus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Pasobus Cbx
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
33h 19m$326–528
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern California to Texas is to drive and bus and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Southern California to Texas is to drive and bus and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Southern California station to Texas. However, there are services departing from Barstow Station and arriving at Smith St @ Walker St via San Bernardino Transit Center, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co and N Main St @ Airline Dr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 6m.
The distance between Southern California and Texas is 1236 miles. The road distance is 1496.5 miles.
The best way to get from Southern California to Texas without a car is to bus which takes 32h 6m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Southern California to Texas, including transfers.
Southern California to Texas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Barstow Station.
Southern California to Texas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center station.
Texas is 2h ahead of Southern California. It is currently 2:29 AM in Southern California and 4:29 AM in Texas.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern California to Texas is 1496 miles. It takes approximately 25h 17m to drive from Southern California to Texas.
What companies run services between Southern California, CA, USA and Texas, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Southern California to Smith St @ Walker St via Barstow Station, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, San Bernardino Transit Center, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center, El Paso, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, and N Main St @ Airline Dr in around 32h 6m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to El Paso International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ontario Amtrak to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- [email protected]
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Barstow to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $27–40
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $90–130
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from San Bernardino, CA to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Estimated price
- $75–120
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