Flying non-stop from Barstow to California
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Barstow, California andCalifornia, Maryland. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty formula. For a long distance, this appears as a curve on the map, and this is often the route that commercial airlines will take so it's a good estimate of the frequent flyer miles you'll accumulate as well.
Flight distance: 2,247 miles or 3616 km
Flight time: 5 hours
The straight line flight distance is 318 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/8th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a fairly long flight, so unless you have a Gulfstream G650 or your own Boeing or Airbus, you might be booking a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Barstow to California road trip
Realistically, you're not going to want to drive without stopping all the way from Barstow to California, especially if you're the main driver. So let's say you're actually planning a road trip to California, and you need to stop along the way to rest. Plus if it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for,helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over a number of days.
Road trip: 3 days of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 38 hours on the road with 2 overnights
Itinerary
Start in Barstow.
Drive for about 45 minutes, then stop in Boron (California) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 15 hours then stop at California Living Museum. Stay overnight.
The next day, drive for about 7 hours, then stop in Delano (California) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 48 minutes then stop in Visalia and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 45 minutes then stop in Fresno. Stay overnight.
The next day, drive for about 9 hours, then stop at Yosemite and stay for about 1 hour.
Finally, drive for about 4 hours and arrive at California.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Barstow to California airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city.But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline(whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really needto account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport,waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: John Wayne Airport (SNA)
Arrival airport: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to andfrom the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 292 minutes
Getting to your destination: 143 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from SNA connecting through PDX and arriving at DCA flying on Alaska Airlines. We can figureout how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time totaxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.
Initial flight time: 2 hours, 21 minutes
Connecting airport: Portland International Airport (PDX)
Connection flight time: 4 hours, 53 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time fromBarstow to California including time spent getting to and from theairports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security linesand waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.
Total travel time: 18 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to California
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to California, Maryland. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in California. Check out some of the questions people have asked about California like Any "must see" places to go to while staying in California?. Click the button below to explore California in detail.
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from California to Barstow, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Barstow, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Barstow!
