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How to get fromMountain View to Chesterby plane, car, train, taxi, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Mountain View to Chester by plane, car, train, taxi, or bus

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  1. Fly to Redding Municipal Airport, drive

    best
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane plane SFO - RDD
    2. Drive from Redding-Airport-RDD to Chestercar car
    4h 54m
    $469–842

  2. Drive 257.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mountain View to Chestercar car 257.9 mi
    4h 53m
    $48–68

  3. Train, drive (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from San Jose to Chico Amtraktrain train Coast Starlight
    2. Drive from Chico Amtrak to Chestercar car
    8h 19m
    $82–174

  4. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Mountain View to Oaklandtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Oakland to Reno Amtrakbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus bus
    10h 51m
    $193–261

  5. Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane plane SFO - RNO
    2. Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Susanville Riverside Drivebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus bus
    8h 3m
    $210–493

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration1h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$36Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 310 mi
  • Duration: 4h 54m

What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Chester, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Mountain View to Chester. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD), then drive to Chester. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Chester via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, and Chico Amtrak in around 8h 19m.

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