There are 10 ways to get from Austin to El Centro by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane AUS - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
8h 27m$191–497Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Yuma International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane AUS - YUM
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
10h 2m$98–496Bus
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Fort Worthbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
32h 50m$370–500Train, bus
- Take the train from Austin to Yuma Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus 10
32h 53m$686–1,053Drive 1,188.9 mi
- Drive from Austin to El Centrocar 1,188.9 mi
18h 4m$197–284Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Imperial County Airport
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane AUS - IPL
6h 26m$179–863Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Phoenix (PHX)plane AUS - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
10h 24m$161–462Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane AUS - PSP
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
10h 43m$116–577Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SAT - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
10h 9m$155–658Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to Imperial County Airport
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane SAT - IPL
7h 41m$223–1,034
Austin to El Centro by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Austin to El Centro is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to El Centro is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Austin to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Austin Doubletree University Area and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via Ft Worth Bus Station and Indio Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
The distance between Austin and El Centro is 1300 miles. The road distance is 1195.8 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to El Centro without a car is to bus which takes 32h 50m and costs $370 - $500.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Austin to El Centro, including transfers.
Austin to El Centro bus services, operated by Vonlane, depart from Austin Doubletree University Area station.
The best way to get from Austin to El Centro is to bus which takes 32h 50m and costs $370 - $500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $170 - $900 and takes 6h 26m.
Austin to El Centro bus services, operated by Vonlane, arrive at Fort Worth station.
El Centro is 2h behind Austin. It is currently 5:59 PM in Austin and 3:59 PM in El Centro.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to El Centro Bus Stop via Fort Worth, Ft Worth Bus Station, and Indio Bus Station in around 32h 50m. Alternatively, Delta, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Imperial County Airport (IPL) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Dallas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Albuquerque, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix, Carlsbad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Dallas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Austin to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–340
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- Vonlane
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
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