There are 8 ways to get from Herndon to Sacramento by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IAD - SMF
7h 45m$195–609Fly 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 47m$162–679Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Herndon to Woodbridge Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Woodbridge Bus Stop to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis 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$513–959Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Herndon to GERMANTOWN MARC wbtaxi
- Take the train from GERMANTOWN MARC wb to Martinsburg W Va Marctrain
- Take the train from Martinsburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
2d 23h$1,049–2,162Drive 2,697.8 mi
- Drive from Herndon to Sacramentocar 2,697.8 mi
43h$493–712Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DCA - SMF
10h 2m$367–1,412Subway to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the subway from Reston Town Center, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BWI - SMF
9h 19m$257–1,017Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- 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
10h 44m$480–776
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Herndon to Sacramento is to fly and BART and train which costs $160 - $700 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Herndon to Sacramento is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Herndon and Sacramento is 2385 miles. The road distance is 2713.5 miles.
The best way to get from Herndon to Sacramento without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Herndon to Sacramento, including transfers.
Sacramento is 3h behind Herndon. It is currently 4:39 AM in Herndon and 1:39 AM in Sacramento.
Yes, the driving distance between Herndon to Sacramento is 2714 miles. It takes approximately 43h to drive from Herndon to Sacramento.
There are 335+ hotels available in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Herndon, VA, USA and Sacramento, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Frontier Airlines fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
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 Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- 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
- $230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
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
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
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
- $240–950
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
- $230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
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
- $250–1,000
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
- $230–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
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
- $120–460
- 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
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from GERMANTOWN MARC wb to Martinsburg W Va Marc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinsburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- 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
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Reston Town Center, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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 8m
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Woodbridge Bus Stop to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $60–95
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