There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Sacramento by plane, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MEL - SMF
20h 28m$502–1,724Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MEL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
25h 59m$459–1,572Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEL - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
20h 37m$672–1,001Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MEL - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
24h 47m$545–1,760Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MEL - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
23h 42m$563–1,843
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Sacramento is to fly and bus which costs $450 - $1,600 and takes 25h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Sacramento is to fly which takes 20h 28m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Sacramento is 8007 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 28m to get from Melbourne to Sacramento, including transfers.
Sacramento is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:27 AM in Melbourne and 10:27 AM in Sacramento.
There are 263+ hotels available in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Sacramento, CA, USA?
Delta, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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