There are 8 ways to get from Arcata to Placerville by bus, train, car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Arcata to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
11h 23m$120–185Drive 319 mi
cheapest- Drive from Arcata to Placervillecar 319 mi
6h 48m$59–85Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ACV - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
7h 31m$275–811Bus, train via Redding
- Take the bus from Arcata Transit Center to Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creekbus
- Take the bus from Willow Creek @ SR 299 & 96 to SR 299 & Martin Rd.bus
- Take the bus from SR 299 & Martin Rd. to RABA Downtown Passenger Terminalbus
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
12h 29m$66–137Bus
- Take the bus from Arcata to Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Suisun City Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
13h 16m$108–159Bus, train via Napa
- Take the bus from Arcata to Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus 50x / ...
13h 36m$112–170Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ACV - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 23m$340–1,573Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ACV - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 17m$99–440
Arcata to Placerville by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arcata to Placerville is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Arcata to Placerville is to drive which takes 6h 48m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Arcata to Placerville station. However, there are services departing from Arcata and arriving at Placerville Station Transfer Center via Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr, Suisun City Bus Stop, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd and Sacramento - Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 16m.
The distance between Arcata and Placerville is 387 miles. The road distance is 320.9 miles.
The best way to get from Arcata to Placerville without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 23m and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Arcata to Placerville, including transfers.
Arcata to Placerville bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Arcata station.
Arcata to Placerville bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Napa Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arcata to Placerville is 321 miles. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from Arcata to Placerville.
There are 52+ hotels available in Placerville.
What companies run services between Arcata, CA, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Arcata to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr, Suisun City Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, 7Th St & Capitol Ave, 8th & Capitol Station, 8th & K Station, and Sacramento - Amtrak in around 13h 16m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Redding Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Arcata to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Arcata to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Arcata to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Phone
- 707 822 3775
- Website
- hta.org
Bus from Arcata Transit Center to Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://hta.org/agencies/arcata-and-mad-river/
- Website
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from Willow Creek @ SR 299 & 96 to SR 299 & Martin Rd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from SR 299 & Martin Rd. to RABA Downtown Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Suisun City Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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