Rideshares and Transportation
This page offers resources to support getting to Big Bear Retreat Center for your retreat
Car Hires and Shuttles
If you are booking a flight for your trip our recommendation is to search for flights to the Ontario Airport (ONT) whenever possible. If your travel plans require you to land at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) we highly recommend arriving at least one day prior to your arrival at BBRC for retreat. Please visit our Getting to Big Bear page on our website for more detailed travel recommendations.
Ontario & San Bernardino Area (including ONT Airport)
Airport Rides on Time
(909) 449-6060
Ride’N’Relax
(323) 674-9020
Xpress Shuttle
(866) 805-4234
Email: reservations@xpressshuttles.com
Los Angeles Area (including LAX)
Thomas Transportation
(888) 851-9551
Recommended Private Driver – Rogelio
(714) 910-4904 Based in Ontario/San Bernardino Area
BBRC note: Yogi recommended driver. He requires you to pay in cash and will give you a price in advance. The best thing to do is to text him at least 2 days in advance before you want to travel and he will confirm the arrangements and the price. Silver status Uber driver 10+years, will pick up from any airport.
Uber / Lyft
Available regularly from Ontario Airport, prices vary but typically around $100-150 one way. Not generally available from Big Bear.
If you’d like to know more, please contact us at guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org.
Rideshares
Instructions: please find your retreat listed below and click the unique rideshare link to offer or request carpool rideshares with your fellow participants. For more support, please contact guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org.
2025 Retreats
November 2025
Oct 31 – Nov 2 | Luminous Darkness | https://groupcarpool.com/t/5ynkgd
Nov 2-6 | Befriending Mortality | https://groupcarpool.com/t/y6gcxs
Nov 11-18 | Resting in Metta | https://groupcarpool.com/t/4w2vqp
December 2025
Dec 2-7 | Belonging and Thriving | https://groupcarpool.com/t/9p5bsk
Dec 27 – January 3 | New Year’s Retreat | https://groupcarpool.com/t/opvi4a
2026 Retreats
Teacher Dana
As part of this tradition, many meditation teachers offer their teachings without set fees or compensation. BBRC reimburses teachers’ travel costs and provides teachers with meals and accommodations while teaching, but for teacher-dana style retreats, teachers receive no direct compensation from the retreat center. As a practice of generosity from the heart, participants are invited to offer “teacher dana” (donations-generosity) to the teachers at the end of the retreat. When we all take part in the offering and receiving of dana, we join a large circle of generosity.
Note: Teacher dana is NOT included in registration fees (unless noted otherwise).
To learn more about dana at other centers, you can read about this and the tradition from IMS.
Dana-based Registration Fees
Some of our retreats are offered as Dana-based Registration Fees. This means that the registration fees are offered at any amount (above zero) to attend the retreat. Similar to above, there are no set expectations or minimums. Whatever is generous is a personal inquiry. If needed, you can view other retreats to see what our costs are typically. But please, do not be limited in any way.
Note: Dana-based registration fees do NOT include teacher dana. There is a separate option to offer dana to teachers at the end of retreat.
To learn more, you can read about the Dana of Dana Retreats by Gil Fronsdale