There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Sacramento by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SDU - SMF
18h 58m$702–1,894Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GIG - SMF
20h 14m$483–1,705Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GIG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
22h 33m$587–1,672Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GIG - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
23h 16m$494–1,694
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Sacramento is to fly and BART and train which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Sacramento is to fly which takes 18h 58m and costs $700 - $1,900.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Sacramento is 6661 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Sacramento, including transfers.
Sacramento is 4h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 5:20 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 1:20 AM in Sacramento.
There are 334+ hotels available in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Sacramento, CA, USA?
LATAM Chile and Delta fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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