There are 9 ways to get from Gaithersburg to Sacramento by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Take the bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVELbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BWI - SMF
8h 23m$254–1,006Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DCA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
11h 33m$162–678Bus
- Take the bus from SHADY GROVE & station to Frederick Marc Stationbus 515
- Take the bus from Frederick Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
2d 18h$445–876Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain California Zephyr
2d 22h$992–2,102Drive 2,691.1 mi
- Drive from Gaithersburg to Sacramentocar 2,691.1 mi
42h 26m$492–710Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IAD - SMF
8h 42m$206–660Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Take the bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVELbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
11h 43m$199–723Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAD - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
11h 41m$481–777Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVELbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
12h 34m$295–1,095
Gaithersburg to Sacramento by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gaithersburg to Sacramento is to fly and BART and train which costs $160 - $700 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Gaithersburg to Sacramento is to bus and fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $250 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Gaithersburg to Sacramento station. However, there are services departing from N Frederick Ave & Brookes Ave and arriving at Sacramento Bus Station via SHADY GROVE & station, Frederick Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Gaithersburg to Sacramento. However, there are services departing from Shady Grove, Red Line Center Platform and arriving at Sacramento via Rockville Amtrak and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Gaithersburg and Sacramento is 2459 miles. The road distance is 2706.8 miles.
The best way to get from Gaithersburg to Sacramento without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Gaithersburg to Sacramento, including transfers.
Gaithersburg to Sacramento bus services, operated by Maryland Transit, depart from SHADY GROVE & station.
Gaithersburg to Sacramento train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Rockville Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Gaithersburg to Sacramento is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $440 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $950 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 22h.
What companies run services between Gaithersburg, MD, USA and Sacramento, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from N Frederick Ave & Brookes Ave to Sacramento Bus Station via Shady Grove Station & Bay L, SHADY GROVE & station, Frederick Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Sparks Transit Center in around 2d 18h. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Shady Grove, Red Line Center Platform to Sacramento via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVEL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from SHADY GROVE & station to Frederick Marc Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVEL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVEL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Frederick Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Gaithersburg to Sacramento bus services, operated by Maryland Transit, arrive at Frederick Marc Station.
Sacramento is 3h behind Gaithersburg. It is currently 1:17 AM in Gaithersburg and 10:17 PM in Sacramento.
Gaithersburg to Sacramento train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gaithersburg to Sacramento is 2707 miles. It takes approximately 42h 26m to drive from Gaithersburg to Sacramento.
There are 322+ hotels available in Sacramento.















