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How to get fromLake Tahoe to Silicon Valleyby taxi, plane, bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Lake Tahoe to Silicon Valley by taxi, plane, bus, car, or train

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  1. Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport

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    1. Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane RNO - SFO
    3h 6m
    $324–623

  2. Drive 221.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Sand Harbor to Silicon Valleycar car 221.7 mi
    4h 51m
    $41–59

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ridebus bus Northstar
    9h 49m
    $102–105

  4. Taxi, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane RNO - SJC
    3h 9m
    $499–715

  5. Taxi, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane RNO - OAK
    3. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    6h 29m
    $225–604

Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration1h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$29Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 246.7 mi
  • Duration: 3h 6m

What companies run services between Lake Tahoe, CA, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?

Tahoe Ski Trips operates a bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ride on demand. Tickets cost $95 and the journey takes 5h.

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