There are 10 ways to get from Utah to Southern California by plane, bus, car, bus (Greyhound), shuttle, taxi, train, or bus (Flixbus, 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 Salt Lake City International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, drive
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SLC - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoobus
- Drive from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Southern Californiacar
7h 31m$73–370Bus via Cedar City
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Cedar City - Sunocobus
- Take the bus from Cedar City to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Barstow Stationbus
15h 10m$186–314Drive 576.4 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Southern Californiacar 576.4 mi
9h 58m$106–152Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Salt Lake City Airport to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Harry Reid International
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to Barstow Stationbus
16h 7m$199–271Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane LAS - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoobus
- Drive from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Southern Californiacar
8h 26m$514–689Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SLC - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Barstow Station to Southern Californiataxi
9h 9m$151–447Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SLC - LGB
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
11h 23m$156–471Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SLC - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Victorville Amtrak to Southern Californiataxi
11h 37m$276–717Fly Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train, taxi
- Fly from Provo (PVU) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PVU - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Victorville Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Victorville Amtrak to Southern Californiataxi
11h 31m$276–726Bus
- Take the bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to Las Vegasbus Boise
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Barstow Stationbus FlixBus 2030
15h 57m$188–255
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Southern California is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Southern California is to fly and bus and drive which takes 7h 31m and costs $70 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Utah to Southern California station. However, there are services departing from Downtown Salt Lake and arriving at Barstow Station via Salt Lake City Airport, Cedar City and Las Vegas Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
The distance between Utah and Southern California is 644 miles. The road distance is 579.8 miles.
The best way to get from Utah to Southern California without a car is to bus via Cedar City which takes 15h 10m and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Utah to Southern California, including transfers.
Utah to Southern California bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Salt Lake City Airport station.
Utah to Southern California bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Cedar City - Sunoco station.
Southern California is 1h behind Utah. It is currently 12:29 PM in Utah and 11:29 AM in Southern California.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Southern California is 580 miles. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Utah to Southern California.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Southern California, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Southern California via Salt Lake City Airport, Cedar City - Sunoco, Cedar City, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, and Barstow Station in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Victorville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Victorville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- [email protected]
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoo
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport to Hwy 62 & Kickapoo
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- basin-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Cedar City - Sunoco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cedar City to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-933-8320
- [email protected]
- Website
- St. George Shuttle
Shuttle from Salt Lake City Airport to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- St. George Shuttle
Shuttle from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- St. George Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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