There are 3 ways to get from Needles to Lake Tahoe by car, train, shuttle, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive 539.8 mi
best- Drive from Needles to Sand Harborcar 539.8 mi
9h 40m$99–143Train, shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAS - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
7h 29m$366–695Train, shuttle to Phoenix, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Needles Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Flagstaff Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PHX - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
10h 47m$543–945
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Needles to Lake Tahoe is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Needles to Lake Tahoe is to train and shuttle and fly and taxi which takes 7h 29m and costs $360 - $700.
The distance between Needles and Lake Tahoe is 543 miles. The road distance is 543 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive 543 miles from Needles to Sand Harbor.
Yes, the driving distance between Needles to Lake Tahoe is 543 miles. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Needles to Lake Tahoe.
There are 391+ hotels available in Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Needles, CA, USA and Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
You can drive from Needles to Sand Harbor in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Needles Station to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Needles Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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
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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