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
March 2026
Mar 7-11 | The Sacred Path of Connection, Belonging & Love | https://groupcarpool.com/t/6duizx
Mar 17 – 22 | The Embodied Mind: Experiencing the Somatic and Subtle Body | https://groupcarpool.com/t/qipkbw
Mar 25 – 29 | Grounding in the Dharma | https://groupcarpool.com/t/amcnpw
Mar 31 – Apr 4 | The Convergence of Wisdom and Love | https://groupcarpool.com/t/2b9u7r
April 2026
Apr 22 – 26 | Coming Home to Our Senses | https://groupcarpool.com/t/vxwfb7
May 2026
May 21 – 25 | The Dharma of Recovery | https://groupcarpool.com/t/324qye
June 2026
Jun 8 – 14 | Love and Awareness | https://groupcarpool.com/t/icmkpd
Jun 15 – 21 | When Awareness Becomes Natural | https://groupcarpool.com/t/mgepot
Jun 22 – 28 | 32 Parts of The Body – The Original Body Scan | https://groupcarpool.com/t/cpkh0g
July 2026
Jul 9 – 12 | Tending the Self, Tending the World | https://groupcarpool.com/t/jcui6e
Jul 12 – 18 | Listen, Heart, Peace | https://groupcarpool.com/t/u5mgs4
Jul 31 – Aug 4 | A Dharma & Dance Retreat | https://groupcarpool.com/t/5hrv7z
August 2026
Aug 5 – 9 | Creating Refuge In Community | https://groupcarpool.com/t/te7v2q
September 2026
Sep 2 – 6 | BIPOC Community Retreat | https://groupcarpool.com/t/vz05dx
Sep 15 – 20 | The Refuge of the Heart | https://groupcarpool.com/t/twkd79
Sep | Spanish Speaking | https://groupcarpool.com/t/3q8fkh
Sep 22 – 27 | The Heart of Awakening: Exploring the Seven Factors | https://groupcarpool.com/t/vk5a0s
Sep 27 – Oct 1 | Insight Retreat with Devin Berry and InsightSD | https://groupcarpool.com/t/5iaw0q
October 2026
Oct 11 – 17 | Liberation Spirituality for Our Times| https://groupcarpool.com/t/n3rp4g
November 2026
Nov 2 – 7 | Resilience and Refuge: Mindful Yoga and Embodied Dharma | https://groupcarpool.com/t/drn692
Nov 12 – 15 | Cultivating Home in Our Hearts | https://groupcarpool.com/t/38ebmw
Nov 17 – 21 | The Seven Factors of Enlightenment | https://groupcarpool.com/t/3r6e5x