There are 10 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Columbia by plane, bus, car, train, bus (Greyhound), taxi, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus, drive
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SLC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Lodi Amtrak Stationbus
- Drive from Lodi Amtrak Station to Columbiacar
6h 58m$387–501Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SLC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Turlockbus
- Drive from Turlock to Columbiacar
7h 58m$102–414Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Lodi Amtrak Stationbus
- Drive from Lodi Amtrak Station to Columbiacar
19h 38m$242–494Bus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus 395
- Take the bus from Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride to Crane Flat Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Crane Flat Gas Station to Stockton St.bus
21h 49m$165–252Drive 655.5 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Columbiacar 655.5 mi
10h 44m$120–173Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SLC - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Lathrop/Manteca Stationtrain
- Drive from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Columbiacar
7h 52m$103–458Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SLC - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the taxi from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Columbiataxi
7h 30m$300–544Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SLC - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the taxi from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Columbiataxi
8h 22m$250–477Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SLC - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Stateline, NV - Harvey'sbus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
- Drive from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Columbiacar
9h 47m$197–451Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle, BART, bus, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SLC - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the taxi from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Columbiataxi
10h 35m$222–516
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Columbia is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Columbia is to fly and bus and drive which takes 6h 58m and costs $380 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Salt Lake City to Columbia. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr and arriving at Stockton St. via Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride and Crane Flat Gas Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 49m.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Columbia is 652 miles. The road distance is 659.3 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Columbia without a car is to bus which takes 21h 49m and costs $160 - $260.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Salt Lake City to Columbia, including transfers.
Salt Lake City to Columbia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Salt Lake City to Columbia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Columbia is 1h behind Salt Lake City. It is currently 4:58 AM in Salt Lake City and 3:58 AM in Columbia.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Columbia is 659 miles. It takes approximately 10h 44m to drive from Salt Lake City to Columbia.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Columbia, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Columbia via Sparks Transit Center, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd, Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride, Crane Flat Gas Station, and Stockton St. in around 21h 49m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Santa Clara Station to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sacramento to Lodi Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sacramento to Lodi Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- 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 Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride to Crane Flat Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- Yosemite Area Regional Transportation
- Book at
- Yarts Tickets and Fares
Bus from Crane Flat Gas Station to Stockton St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- Yosemite Area Regional Transportation
- Book at
- Yarts Tickets and Fares
- Website
- StanRTA
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Fresno to Turlock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $29–45
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Stateline, NV - Harvey's
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–60
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Desoto Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 209-999-9999
- Website
- desotocab.webs.com
Red Top Taxi
- Phone
- +1 209-524-4741
Desoto Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 209-999-9999
- Website
- desotocab.webs.com
Red Top Taxi
- Phone
- +1 209-524-4741
Desoto Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 209-999-9999
- Website
- desotocab.webs.com
Red Top Taxi
- Phone
- +1 209-524-4741
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