There are 10 ways to get from Van Nuys to Mesa by plane, tram, bus, train, taxi, car, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Los Angeles International Airport, tram
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
4h 7m$105–305Bus #3
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Phoenixbus San Jose
13h 12m$51–76Bus via Indio
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indiobus San Jose / ...
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to Phoenixbus Cbx
9h 43m$75–136Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Mesataxi
9h 56m$315–476Drive 402.7 mi
- Drive from Van Nuys to Mesacar 402.7 mi
6h 36m$74–107Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BUR - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
3h 48m$158–210Bus, subway, tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Van Nuys / Oxnard to Chandler / Lankershimbus
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Del Amo Stationtram
- Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SEbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LGB - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main Sttram
6h 25m$67–392Train, line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SNA - PHX
7h 17m$80–523Bus
- Take the bus from E 6th St / Wall - Los Angeles to Phoenixbus Cbx
11h 43m$65–91Bus #2 (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus FlixBus 2054
12h 53m$81–116
Van Nuys to Mesa by bus, subway, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Van Nuys to Mesa is to bus which costs $50 - $80 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Van Nuys to Mesa is to fly and tram which takes 3h 48m and costs $150 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Van Nuys to Mesa. However, there are services departing from Van Nuys / Oxnard and arriving at Phoenix via Downtown Los Angeles and Indio, CA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Van Nuys and Mesa is 407 miles. The road distance is 405 miles.
The best way to get from Van Nuys to Mesa without a car is to bus via Indio which takes 9h 43m and costs $70 - $140.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Van Nuys to Mesa, including transfers.
Van Nuys to Mesa bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Downtown Los Angeles station.
Van Nuys to Mesa bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Indio station.
Yes, the driving distance between Van Nuys to Mesa is 405 miles. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from Van Nuys to Mesa.
There are 2829+ hotels available in Mesa.
What companies run services between Van Nuys, CA, USA and Mesa, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Van Nuys / Oxnard to Mesa Dr/Main St via Chandler / Lankershim, North Hollywood Station, Pershing Square Station, Downtown Los Angeles, Indio, Indio, CA, Phoenix, and 24th St/Jefferson in around 9h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Mesa Dr/Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $75–110
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–28
- Titanium
- $16–28
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–70
- Titanium
- $50–65
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from Indio, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from E 6th St / Wall - Los Angeles to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Indio, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $45–65
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Van Nuys / Oxnard to Chandler / Lankershim
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SE
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
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