There are 8 ways to get from Carlsbad to Yosemite by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Blue Grass Airport, drive
best- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CLD - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Yosemitecar
9h 50m$156–678Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
- Drive from exit 86 Pilot - Glendale to Yosemitecar
2d 10h$1,361–2,167Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Bereabus
- Take the taxi from Berea to Yosemitetaxi
2d 11h$550–836Drive 2,120.4 mi
- Drive from Carlsbad to Yosemitecar 2,120.4 mi
35h 35m$387–559Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CLD - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Yosemitecar
10h 22m$262–1,138Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus, drive
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Nashville (BNA)plane SAN - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
- Drive from exit 86 Pilot - Glendale to Yosemitecar
12h 30m$198–572Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Oceanside to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Nashville (BNA)plane LAX - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
- Drive from exit 86 Pilot - Glendale to Yosemitecar
13h 4mBus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Oceanside to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Take the bus from Bloomington-Normal to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Bereabus
- Take the taxi from Berea to Yosemitetaxi
3d 4h
Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlsbad to Yosemite is to train and fly and bus and drive which costs $190 - $600 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Carlsbad to Yosemite is to fly and drive which takes 9h 50m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Carlsbad and Yosemite is 1947 miles. The road distance is 2132.7 miles.
The best way to get from Carlsbad to Yosemite without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 11h and costs $550 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Carlsbad to Yosemite, including transfers.
Yosemite is 3h ahead of Carlsbad. It is currently 08:52 in Carlsbad and 11:52 in Yosemite.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlsbad to Yosemite is 2133 miles. It takes approximately 35h 35m to drive from Carlsbad to Yosemite.
There are three+ hotels available in Yosemite.
What companies run services between Carlsbad, CA, USA and Yosemite, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Carlsbad to Yosemite. However, you can take the train to Encinitas Station, walk to Encinitas Station Stall 6, take the line 309 bus to El Camino Real & Palomar Airport Rd, walk to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport (LEX), then drive to Yosemite. Alternatively, you can take a train from Oceanside to Yosemite via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Indianapolis, Ctc-R, Lafayette Rd & Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis, and exit 86 Pilot - Glendale in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Louisville International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Louisville International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nashville via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Louisville International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- apeatwatson@nctd.org
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Indianapolis to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $35–60
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $27–50
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $27–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Berea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bloomington-Normal to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Berea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from Oceanside to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Oceanside to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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