There are 7 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Placerville by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SLC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
5h 45m$385–472Bus
cheapest- 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 Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395bus 395
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
16h 19m$95–178Train, bus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus Sac/SLT Connecting Bus
18h 25m$237–477Drive 619.9 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Placervillecar 619.9 mi
9h 55m$114–164Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- 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 Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 7m$184–361Fly to Oakland International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SLC - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 46m$125–576Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SLC - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
9h 9m$130–369
Salt Lake City to Placerville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Placerville is to bus which costs $95 - $180 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Placerville is to fly and bus which takes 5h 45m and costs $380 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Salt Lake City to Placerville station. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr and arriving at Placerville Station Transfer Center via Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Douglas County Community/Senior Center and Stateline Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 19m.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Placerville is 597 miles. The road distance is 623.5 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Placerville without a car is to bus which takes 16h 19m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Salt Lake City to Placerville, including transfers.
Salt Lake City to Placerville bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Salt Lake City to Placerville bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Placerville is 1h behind Salt Lake City. It is currently 8:08 AM in Salt Lake City and 7:08 AM in Placerville.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Placerville is 624 miles. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Salt Lake City to Placerville.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Sparks Transit Center, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, and Stateline Transit Center in around 16h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- $100–500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- $70–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- 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
- $100–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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