There are 5 ways to get from California to Chester by plane, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Redding Municipal Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane SFO - RDD
- Drive from Redding-Airport-RDD to Chestercar
4h 50m$466–836Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus
17h 4m$97–179Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtraktrain Coast Starlight
- Drive from Chico Amtrak to Chestercar
17h 8m$221–439Drive 532.3 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Chestercar 532.3 mi
9h 9m$98–141Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SFO - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus
8h$207–487
California to Chester by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Chester is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from California to Chester is to fly and drive which takes 4h 50m and costs $460 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Chester - Holiday Market via Sacramento Bus Station, Amtrak Reno and Riverside Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
The distance between California and Chester is 311 miles. The road distance is 535.4 miles.
The best way to get from California to Chester without a car is to bus which takes 17h 4m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from California to Chester, including transfers.
California to Chester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Chester bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Chester is 535 miles. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from California to Chester.
There are 44+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between California, USA and Chester, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Chester - Holiday Market via Sacramento Bus Station, Amtrak Reno, and Riverside Drive in around 17h 4m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- sagestage.com
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
- Phone
- +1 530-252-7433
- Website
- lassentransportation.com
Bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Market
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
Bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Market
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
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