There are 10 ways to get from Montreal to Chico by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, car, or subway
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YUL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
13h 43m$523–1,462Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane YUL - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Stationbus
17h 37m$228–823Train via Toronto
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
2d 23h$1,019–2,304Bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Chico Bus Stationbus
3d 13h$857–1,744Drive 2,895.6 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Chicocar 2,895.6 mi
46h 10m$663–958Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane YUL - RDD
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtraktrain
15h 14m$239–905Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BTV - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
16h$326–1,187Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YUL - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
15h 7m$278–874Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
3d 6h$1,111–2,350Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montreal, QC to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC to Seattle-Tacoma International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Chico Bus Stationbus
5d 7h$852–1,828
Montreal to Chico by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Chico is to fly and bus which costs $220 - $850 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Chico is to fly and train which takes 13h 43m and costs $500 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct train from Montreal to Chico. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Chico Amtrak via Toronto Union Station, Detroit, Chicago Union Station and Sacramento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Montreal and Chico is 2582 miles. The road distance is 2912.5 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Chico without a car is to bus and train via Milwaukee which takes 3 days 13h and costs $850 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Montreal to Chico, including transfers.
Montreal to Chico train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Montréal station.
Chico is 3h behind Montreal. It is currently 1:44 PM in Montreal and 10:44 AM in Chico.
Montreal to Chico train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Chico is 2912 miles. It takes approximately 46h 10m to drive from Montreal to Chico.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Chico, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Montréal to Chico Amtrak via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, and Sacramento in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $90–210
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $100–210
- Economy Plus
- $110–220
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $700–1,500
- Business
- $800–1,300
- Business Plus
- $800–1,300
- Economy
- $800–1,500
- Economy Plus
- $900–1,500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Montreal, QC to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43–49
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $43–49
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