There are 6 ways to get from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) by plane, taxi, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus, train, car, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAS - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Donner Pass (Mountain)taxi
3h 26m$334–664Drive 464.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain)car 464.2 mi
8h 31m$85–123Bus via Bishop
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus 395
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431bus 395
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Truckeebus
17h 27m$183–274Bus, train via Salt Lake City
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 300 S / 600 E - Provobus
- Take the train from Provo Central Station to Salt Lake Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
20h 38m$311–564Bus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Truckeebus
17h 47m$188–300Bus, train
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
25h 40m$288–576
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 26m and costs $330 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain). However, there are services departing from South Strip Transit Terminal and arriving at Truckee via Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway, Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
The distance between Las Vegas and Donner Pass (Mountain) is 396 miles. The road distance is 466.9 miles.
The best way to get from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) without a car is to bus via Bishop which takes 17h 27m and costs $180 - $280.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain), including transfers.
Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from South Strip Transit Terminal station.
Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain) is 467 miles. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Las Vegas to Donner Pass (Mountain).
There are 1675+ hotels available in Donner Pass (Mountain).
What companies run services between Las Vegas, NV, USA and Donner Pass (Mountain), CA, USA?
You can take a bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Donner Pass (Mountain) via Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway, Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Sparks Transit Center, and Truckee in around 17h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Provo Central Station to Salt Lake Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Las Vegas to 300 S / 600 E - Provo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $75–100
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $190–230
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
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