Los Angeles is close to many amazing cities you can visit in California. Best of all, you can save a lot of cash if you travel by bus or train. We searched for the best deals and found 28 destinations you can explore for cheap from the City of Angels.
For less than $20, you can easily hop from LA to hotspots like San Diego to visit their famous zoo, or Anaheim for a fun Disneyland adventure. You can even wander up to Las Vegas for as low as $1 and spend your hard-earned money to see some of the world-famous performers who have shows there.
While San Francisco is not on this list because the cheapest average fare to get there from LA is over $20, it’s still a destination for which you can score $1 bus tickets if you book in advance.
If you want to expand your trip beyond California, check out our Explore search tool for cheap bus and train trips based on your location and budget.
California
| Route | $1 Deals? | Cheapest Avg. Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles to Anaheim | $15.47 | ||
| Los Angeles to Cabazon | $10.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Camarillo | $12.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Chatsworth | $17.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to El Segundo | $7.59 | ||
| Los Angeles to Fontana | $8.05 | ||
| Los Angeles to Fullerton | $16.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to La Quinta | $20.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Lamont | $20.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Long Beach | $11.69 | ||
| Los Angeles to Moorpark | $16.65 | ||
| Los Angeles to Ontario | $11.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Palm Desert | $20.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Pomona | $11.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Riverside | $18.44 | ||
| Los Angeles to San Bruno | $13.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to San Diego | $15.66 | ||
| Los Angeles to Simi Valley | $13.90 | ||
| Los Angeles to Torrance | $19.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Victorville | $20.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Wasco | $15.00 | ||
| Los Angeles to Westchester | $17.50 |
What is Cheapest Average Price?
The cheapest average price is the average amount of all of the cheapest bus or train prices available on Wanderu for a certain route over a 30-day period.
Bus and train carriers utilize what is known as dynamic pricing to determine ticket prices. That means that when a specific trip goes on sale (usually within four to six weeks prior to the trip date), tickets for that particular bus or train start at a certain low price and then get more expensive the more tickets are sold for that trip.
The cheapest average price may vary according to availability and carrier changes.
How to score the $1 deals
For certain routes, some bus carriers offer a starting ticket price of $1. That’s usually the price for the first couple of bookings for a bus that was just released for sale. Therefore, the earlier you book your trip, the higher chance you have of scoring a $1 deal.
However, if a bus sells out and the carrier decides to add another bus for the same date and time to meet the high demand, then the pricing cycle is reset, giving you the chance to score a $1 ticket at the last minute.
At Wanderu, we always bring you the best available deals out there and our bus travel guide has all the information you need to score a cheap ticket.
