There are 7 ways to get from Sacramento to Thousand Island Lake by bus, unknown, train, subway, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158bus 395
- Walk from June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158 to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
7h 22mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Sacramento to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158bus 395
- Walk from June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158 to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
10h 4mTrain, BART, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus, travel
- 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SFO - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Curry Villagebus
- Walk from Curry Village to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
9h 49mBus, travel via Gardnerville Ranchos
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Stateline Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Douglas County Community/Senior Centerbus 22
- Take the bus from Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395 to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158bus 395
- Walk from June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158 to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
8h 13mBus, travel #2
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Merced Transpo to Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottagebus
- Take the bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Mountain Innbus
- Walk from Mammoth Mountain Inn to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
12h 12mTrain, BART, fly to Bishop Airport, bus, travel
- 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 Bishop Airport (BIH)plane SFO - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
- Walk from Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
8h 11mTrain, BART, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus, travel
- 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SFO - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno - Tahoe International Airport to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158bus
- Walk from June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158 to Thousand Island Lakeunknown
9h 32m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sacramento and Thousand Island Lake is 295 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Thousand Island Lake without a car is to bus and travel which takes 7h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Sacramento to Thousand Island Lake, including transfers.
There are 1014+ hotels available in Thousand Island Lake.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Thousand Island Lake, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sacramento to Thousand Island Lake. However, you can take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, walk to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, take the bus to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158, then travel to Thousand Island Lake. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sacramento to Thousand Island Lake via Reno, RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS, RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA Bay B, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, and June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158 in around 10h 4m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–210
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bishop Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- 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
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
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
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 Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395 to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Reno - Tahoe International Airport to June Lake Junction - US 395 & SR 158
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Curry Village
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- Yosemite Area Regional Transportation
Bus from Merced Transpo to Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- Yosemite Area Regional Transportation
Bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Mountain Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Yosemite Area Regional Transportation
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Stateline Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
- Phone
- (530) 541-7149
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tahoe Transportation
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Douglas County Community/Senior Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Tahoe Transportation
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