There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Pasadena by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STL - LAX
6h 44m$142–318Fly to Long Beach Airport, tram
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane STL - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Memorial Park Stationtram
10h$108–438Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus Greyhound US1210
41h 30m$288–545Train via Kansas City (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain Missouri River Runner / ...
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
42h 50m$642–1,385Drive 1,806.2 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Pasadenacar 1,806.2 mi
28h 24m$330–477Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STL - BUR
9h 18m$210–914Fly to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane STL - ONT
9h 30m$182–766Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle
2d 11h$787–1,604
St. Louis to Pasadena by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Pasadena is to fly which costs $140 - $320 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Pasadena is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $140 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Pasadena. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Colorado / Garfield via El Monte Station - Lower Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from St. Louis to Pasadena station. However, there are services departing from St. Louis and arriving at Memorial Park Station via Kansas City and Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 50m.
The distance between St. Louis and Pasadena is 1637 miles. The road distance is 1816.7 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Pasadena without a car is to bus which takes 41h 30m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from St. Louis to Pasadena, including transfers.
St. Louis to Pasadena bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
St. Louis to Pasadena train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Louis station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Pasadena is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $140 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $550 and takes 41h 30m, you could also train via Kansas City, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 42h 50m.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Pasadena, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop once daily. Tickets cost $280–550 and the journey takes 40h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Memorial Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
St. Louis to Pasadena bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at El Monte Bus Stop station.
Pasadena is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 6:17 PM in St. Louis and 4:17 PM in Pasadena.
St. Louis to Pasadena train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Kansas City station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Pasadena is 1817 miles. It takes approximately 28h 24m to drive from St. Louis to Pasadena.
There are 2158+ hotels available in Pasadena.









