There are 3 ways to get from Lake Tahoe to Sunnyvale by car, taxi, plane, or train
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Drive 220 mi
best- Drive from Sand Harbor to Sunnyvalecar 220 mi
4h 42m$41–58Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RNO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 20m$325–625Taxi, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RNO - SJC
2h 56m$547–713
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Tahoe to Sunnyvale is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Tahoe to Sunnyvale is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 56m and costs $500 - $750.
The distance between Lake Tahoe and Sunnyvale is 221 miles. The road distance is 221.3 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive 221.3 miles from Sand Harbor to Sunnyvale.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Tahoe to Sunnyvale is 221 miles. It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive from Lake Tahoe to Sunnyvale.
There are 569+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between Lake Tahoe, CA, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
You can drive from Sand Harbor to Sunnyvale in around 4h 42m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-831-2333
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-831-2333
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
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