There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, tram, or bus (Greyhound)
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
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane LAX - SLC
3h 54m$110–376Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SNA - SLC
6h 35m$75–358Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Las Vegasbus San Ysidro
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake Citybus Las Vegas
14h 17m$146–199Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
30h 30m$696–1,119Drive 687.3 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Salt Lake Citycar 687.3 mi
10h 41m$126–182Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane BUR - SLC
3h 57m$209–482Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane ONT - SLC
4h 46m$80–377Tram to Long Beach Airport, fly
- Take the tram from Historic Broadway Station to Del Amo Stationtram
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane LGB - SLC
5h 32m$93–499Bus via Cedar City
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Cedar Citybus
- Take the bus from Cedar City - Sunoco to Salt Lake City Airportbus
15h 54m$121–208
Los Angeles to Salt Lake City by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City is to fly which takes 3h 54m and costs $110 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. However, there are services departing from Downtown Los Angeles and arriving at 400 W / 300 S via Las Vegas, Dixie Dr / Tuscaloosa Way and West Valley Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Salt Lake City via Sacramento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City is 615 miles. The road distance is 691.3 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City without a car is to bus which takes 14h 17m and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Salt Lake City bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Downtown Los Angeles station.
Los Angeles to Salt Lake City train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City is to fly which takes 3h 54m and costs $110 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $200 and takes 14h 17m, you could also train, which costs $650 - $1,200 and takes 30h 30m.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Salt Lake City, UT, USA?
Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Downtown Los Angeles to 400 W / 300 S via Las Vegas, 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City, Dixie Dr / Tuscaloosa Way, and West Valley Central Station in around 14h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Historic Broadway Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 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 Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–90
Bus from Las Vegas to 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
- 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
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 Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Cedar City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Cedar City - Sunoco to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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Los Angeles to Salt Lake City bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Las Vegas station.
Salt Lake City is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:03 in Los Angeles and 12:03 in Salt Lake City.
Los Angeles to Salt Lake City train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Sacramento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Salt Lake City is 691 miles. It takes approximately 10h 41m to drive from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City.
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