There are 8 ways to get from Carmel Valley to Fresno by taxi, tram, plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Taxi, tram to San Diego International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Carmel Valley to UCSD Health La Jolla Stationtaxi
- Take the tram from UCSD Health La Jolla Station to Old Town Stationtram
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SAN - FAT
4h 21m$116–603Drive 322.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Carmel Valley to Fresnocar 322.6 mi
5h 27m$59–86Train, bus via Los Angeles
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
8h 6m$96–177Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane CLD - FAT
4h 58m$133–412Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sorrento Valley/Del Mar to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane LAX - FAT
5h 27m$320–778Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Fresnobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
8h 10m$136–217Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego to Fresno Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2006
8h 13m$83–129Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Oceanside to Santa Anatrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Fresnobus Lxit 3324
9h 37m$79–115
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carmel Valley to Fresno is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Carmel Valley to Fresno is to taxi and tram and fly which takes 4h 21m and costs $110 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Carmel Valley to Fresno station. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Fresno Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 13m.
The distance between Carmel Valley and Fresno is 344 miles. The road distance is 324.5 miles.
The best way to get from Carmel Valley to Fresno without a car is to train and bus via Los Angeles which takes 8h 6m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Carmel Valley to Fresno, including transfers.
Carmel Valley to Fresno bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Diego station.
The best way to get from Carmel Valley to Fresno is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs $130 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 13m.
Carmel Valley to Fresno bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Fresno Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carmel Valley to Fresno is 325 miles. It takes approximately 5h 27m to drive from Carmel Valley to Fresno.
What companies run services between Carmel Valley, San Diego County, CA, USA and Fresno, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) 5 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus-us operates a bus from San Diego to Fresno Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 8h 5m. Flixbus USA also services this route once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from UCSD Health La Jolla Station to Old Town Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oceanside to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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 Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from Sorrento Valley/Del Mar to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from Sorrento Valley/Del Mar to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $45–70
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
Coastal Cab
- Phone
- +1 619-503-0500
- Website
- coastalcabdispatch.com
Orange Cab
- Phone
- +1 619-223-5555
- Website
- taxi-sandiego.com
San Diego Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 619-906-0192
- Website
- sdtaxiservice.com
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