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How to get fromLake Tahoe to Walnut Creekby taxi, plane, subway, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Lake Tahoe to Walnut Creek by taxi, plane, subway, bus, or car

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  1. Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART

    best
    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
    3. Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway subway
    3h 27m
    $323–621

  2. Drive 191.4 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Sand Harbor to Walnut Creekcar car 191.4 mi
    3h 31m
    $35–51

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ridebus bus Northstar
    6h 26m
    $97

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

    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
    3. Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthursubway subway
    4h 20m
    $502–721

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: 266.9 mi
  • Duration: 3h 27m

What companies run services between Lake Tahoe, CA, USA and Walnut Creek, CA, USA?

Tahoe Ski Trips operates a bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ride on demand. Tickets cost $95 and the journey takes 3h 30m.

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