Riverside to Salt Lake City runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €77.34, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 7m over 1,051 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €77.34, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€77.34
- 107%Moves across the booking window
107%When it runs, leaving Riverside
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €163.69Wed23
- about €199.99Thu24
- about €151.04Fri25
- about €162.59Sat26
- about €167.54Sun27
- about €138.39Mon28
- about €104.84Tue29
- about €119.69Wed30
- about €127.94Thu1
- about €116.93Fri2
- about €116.94Sat3
- about €109.24Sun4
- about €93.29Mon5
- about €86.14Tue6
- about €82.29Wed7
- about €97.68Thu8
- about €99.34Fri9
- about €101.54Sat10
- about €93.28Sun11
- about €77.34Mon12
- about €78.98Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Salt Lake City for the night the train gets in
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When to book Riverside to Salt Lake City
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €89.4390 days
- €83.9360 days
- €78.9945 days
- €96.0430 days
- €78.9821 days
- €86.1414 days
- €104.847 days
- €151.043 days
- €163.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €78.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 107 percent. The dearest point is €163.69, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Riverside to Salt Lake City and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
1,051 km
899 km as the crow flies, 17% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
317,261 → 215,548
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,051 km against 899 km in a straight line, a detour of 17 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Rio Grande Depot
Most of the points near Rio Grande Depot open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Riverside to Salt Lake City
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Riverside to Salt Lake City?
The fastest journey from Riverside to Salt Lake City takes 5h 7m door to door, of which 2h 23m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 41m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Riverside to Salt Lake City?
The cheapest fare from Riverside to Salt Lake City is €77.34, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €121.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Riverside to Salt Lake City?
The cheapest way from Riverside to Salt Lake City is by train, at €77.34 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 9m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Riverside to Salt Lake City?
Fares from Riverside to Salt Lake City bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €78.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 107 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Riverside to Salt Lake City?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Riverside to Salt Lake City, at €86.14. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Riverside to Salt Lake City?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Riverside to Salt Lake City, at €67.99 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Riverside to Salt Lake City?
4 operators sell services from Riverside to Salt Lake City across 1 mode: Air Canada, Amtrak California, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Riverside to Salt Lake City?
0 percent of the services we sell from Riverside to Salt Lake City are direct. The rest connect at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Riverside to Salt Lake City use?
Services from Riverside to Salt Lake City by train leave from Riverside station and arrive at Salt Lake City International Airport SLC. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Riverside to Salt Lake City?
1 of the 4 operators we sell from Riverside to Salt Lake City allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Riverside to Salt Lake City on 22 September 2026: 1051 km of route against 899 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €77.34, and 5h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Riverside reaches 53 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 4,316 km. Salt Lake City reaches 96 places in 5 countries, from 41 to 11,801 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Riverside
- 53Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 5Operators
3
5Arriving in Salt Lake City
Leaving Salt Lake City
- 96Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 21Operators