There are 10 ways to get from St. Catharines to California by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train
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Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YYZ - LAX
9h 23m$246–856Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUF - LAX
10h 34m$198–780Train
- Take the train from St. Catharines to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 10h$882–1,998Bus
- Take the bus from St. Catharines Fairview Mall to Dundas St. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ridebus 12
- Take the bus from Mississauga to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 14h$411–822Drive 2,505.9 mi
- Drive from St. Catharines to Los Angelescar 2,505.9 mi
39h 42m$574–829Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YYZ - SAN
9h 21m$261–1,148Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
9h 50m$280–807Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YYZ - SMF
11h 13m$481–947Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BUF - SAN
11h 44m$293–1,222Bus, train
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 13h$837–1,759
St. Catharines to California by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Catharines to California is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from St. Catharines to California is to bus and fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $260 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Catharines to California station. However, there are services departing from St. Catharines Fairview Mall and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Dundas St. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride, Mississauga, Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
No, there is no direct train from St. Catharines to California. However, there are services departing from St. Catharines and arriving at Los Angeles via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between St. Catharines and California is 2268 miles. The road distance is 2520.5 miles.
The best way to get from St. Catharines to California without a car is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $850 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from St. Catharines to California, including transfers.
St. Catharines to California bus services, operated by GO Transit, depart from St. Catharines Fairview Mall station.
St. Catharines to California train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from St. Catharines station.
The best way to get from St. Catharines to California is to train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $850 - $2,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $850 and takes 2 days 14h.
What companies run services between St. Catharines, ON, Canada and California, USA?
You can take a train from St. Catharines to Los Angeles via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. Catharines Fairview Mall to Los Angeles Union Station via Dundas St. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride, Square One, Mississauga, Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from St. Catharines to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $12–55
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $13–60
- Economy Plus
- $15–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $19–45
Bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $19–45
Bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $19–45
Bus from St. Catharines, ON to Toronto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $19–45
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Bus from St. Catharines Fairview Mall to Dundas St. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Mississauga to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $14–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
St. Catharines to California bus services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Dundas St. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride station.
California is 3h behind St. Catharines. It is currently 1:12 AM in St. Catharines and 10:12 PM in California.
St. Catharines to California train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Catharines to California is 2521 miles. It takes approximately 39h 42m to drive from St. Catharines to California.
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