There are 11 ways to get from Modesto to Santa Fe by train, plane, bus, car, subway, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
best- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SJC - SAF
9h 34m$113–427Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane OAK - SAF
8h 16m$109–427Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
27h 47m$552–892Bus, train via Phoenix
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
27h 54m$143–216Drive 1,050.4 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Santa Fecar 1,050.4 mi
17h 18m$192–277Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane OAK - ABQ
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
9h 26m$664–771Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SFO - ABQ
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
10h 19m$414–784Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SJC - ABQ
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
12h 34m$113–501Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Modesto to Huntington Parkbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane LAX - SAF
11h 8m$110–372Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque to Santa Febus
29h 11m$240–347Train
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain Ace
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
35h 35m$740–1,187
Modesto to Santa Fe by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Santa Fe is to bus and train via Phoenix which costs $140 - $220 and takes 27h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Santa Fe is to bus and fly which takes 8h 16m and costs $100 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Santa Fe. However, there are services departing from Modesto Bus Stop and arriving at Sandoval @ Water IB via Los Angeles Union Station, Albuquerque and Santa Fe Place. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Modesto station to Santa Fe station. However, there are services departing from Lathrop/Manteca Station and arriving at Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station via San Jose, Los Angeles and Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 35m.
The distance between Modesto and Santa Fe is 999 miles. The road distance is 1056.6 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Santa Fe without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 47m and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Modesto to Santa Fe, including transfers.
Modesto to Santa Fe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Modesto Bus Stop station.
Modesto to Santa Fe train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, depart from Lathrop/Manteca Station.
The best way to get from Modesto to Santa Fe is to bus which takes 29h 11m and costs $240 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,200 and takes 35h 35m.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Santa Fe, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sandoval @ Water IB via Los Angeles Union Station, Albuquerque Bus Station, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe Place in around 29h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station via ACE Lathrop Station, Lathrop/Manteca Station, San Jose Station Diridon, San Jose, Los Angeles, Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center, and Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station in around 35h 35m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Burbank, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-795-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Website
- StanRTA
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Modesto to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $65–95
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $35–55
- Titanium
- $40–55
- Phone
- 505-850-3880
- Website
- ABQ Express Shuttle
Bus from Albuquerque to Santa Fe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- ABQ Express Shuttle
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Booking & Getting There
Modesto to Santa Fe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Fe is 1h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 4:52 PM in Modesto and 5:52 PM in Santa Fe.
Modesto to Santa Fe train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, arrive at San Jose Station Diridon.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Santa Fe is 1057 miles. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Modesto to Santa Fe.
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