There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Ark Encounter by plane, taxi, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Covington, taxi
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Covington (CVG)plane SMF - CVG
- Take the taxi from Covington (CVG) to Ark Encountertaxi
7h 53m$302–1,053Fly Sacramento International Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SMF - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Ark Encountercar
9h 1m$228–928Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
- Take the taxi from Cincinnati to Ark Encountertaxi
2d 10h$746–1,538Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Cincinnatibus
- Take the taxi from Empire at Empire Connector to Ark Encountertaxi
2d 10h$448–846Drive 2,293.7 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Ark Encountercar 2,293.7 mi
36h 11m$419–605Fly Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SMF - LEX
- Take the taxi from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Ark Encountertaxi
8h 27m$272–773Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Covington, taxi
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Covington (CVG)plane SFO - CVG
- Take the taxi from Covington (CVG) to Ark Encountertaxi
8h 59m$302–811Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Covington, taxi
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Covington (CVG)plane OAK - CVG
- Take the taxi from Covington (CVG) to Ark Encountertaxi
10h$337–1,158
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Ark Encounter is to train and BART and fly and taxi which costs $300 - $850 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Ark Encounter is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 53m and costs $300 - $1,100.
The distance between Sacramento and Ark Encounter is 2031 miles. The road distance is 2307.1 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Ark Encounter without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 2 days 10h and costs $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Sacramento to Ark Encounter, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Ark Encounter is 2307 miles. It takes approximately 36h 11m to drive from Sacramento to Ark Encounter.
There are 97+ hotels available in Ark Encounter.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Ark Encounter, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sacramento to Ark Encounter. However, you can take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to Covington (CVG), then take the taxi to Ark Encounter. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, walk to Chicago Bus Station, take the bus to Cincinnati, then take the taxi to Ark Encounter.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
Lexington Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 859-223-8888
- Website
- facebook.com
Lexington Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 859-242-5230
- Website
- lexingtontaxicabs.com
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
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