There are 10 ways to get from Toronto to California by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, 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 Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YYZ - SMF
8h 37m$162–660Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane YYZ - FAT
11h 20m$135–554Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 10hBus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Indianapolisbus
- 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 11h$446–693Drive 2,507.8 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Los Angelescar 2,507.8 mi
39h 51m$574–829Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YYZ - SAN
8h 45m$412–926Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YYZ - LAX
8h 55m$269–805Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
9h 6m$217–682Train to Detroit, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DTW - SNA
12h$613–4,777Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 12h$1,521–2,521
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to California is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to California is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Toronto to California station. However, there are services departing from Toronto and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Detroit, Indianapolis Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto station to California. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Los Angeles via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Toronto and California is 2226 miles. The road distance is 2522.4 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to California without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Toronto to California, including transfers.
Toronto to California bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto station.
Toronto to California train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto to California is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $700 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also train, which costs $1,500 - $2,600 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and California, USA?
Air Canada, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toronto to Los Angeles Union Station via Detroit, Indianapolis Union Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- 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
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–180
- Economy
- $35–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–500
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Toronto to California bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
California is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 6:57 PM in Toronto and 3:57 PM in California.
Toronto to California train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to California is 2522 miles. It takes approximately 39h 51m to drive from Toronto to California.
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