There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Evanston by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SMF - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanstonbus
5h 30m$403–489Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus Greyhound US0870
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Evanstonbus Greyhound US0560S
15h 50m$110–208Train, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Evanstonbus Greyhound US0560S
18h 7m$239–497Drive 726.7 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Evanstoncar 726.7 mi
11h 4m$133–192Train to Oakland International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane OAK - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanstonbus
7h 40m$193–421Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SFO - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanstonbus
8h 15m$147–362Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJC - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanstonbus
8h 48m$135–505Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane RNO - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanstonbus
8h 19m$193–388
Sacramento to Evanston by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Evanston is to bus which costs $110 - $210 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Evanston is to fly and bus which takes 5h 30m and costs $400 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Evanston. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Evanston via Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
The distance between Sacramento and Evanston is 633 miles. The road distance is 731 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Evanston without a car is to bus which takes 15h 50m and costs $110 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Sacramento to Evanston, including transfers.
Sacramento to Evanston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Evanston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Evanston is 1h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 6:50 AM in Sacramento and 7:50 AM in Evanston.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Evanston is 731 miles. It takes approximately 11h 4m to drive from Sacramento to Evanston.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Evanston, WY, USA?
You can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Evanston via Sparks Transit Center in around 15h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 307 733 4629
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mountain State Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- Mountain State Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- Mountain State Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- Mountain State Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- Mountain State Express
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- Mountain State Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Greyhound
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