There are 6 ways to get from Santa Clara to Susanville by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train, bus via Sacramento
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Renobus
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
10h 3m$100–170Drive 289.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Clara to Susanvillecar 289.6 mi
5h 37m$53–77Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Martineztrain
- Take the train from Martinez to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
11h 54m$102–207Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- 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 Susanville Riverside Drivebus
6h 11m$209–490BART, bus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to West Oaklandsubway
- Take the bus from Oakland to Reno Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
10h 57m$54–99Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SJC - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
5h 13m$376–572
Santa Clara to Susanville by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to Susanville is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to Susanville is to fly and bus which takes 5h 13m and costs $370 - $600.
The distance between Santa Clara and Susanville is 353 miles. The road distance is 291.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Susanville without a car is to train and bus via Sacramento which takes 10h 3m and costs $100 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Santa Clara to Susanville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Clara to Susanville is 291 miles. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Santa Clara to Susanville.
There are eight+ hotels available in Susanville.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, CA, USA and Susanville, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Clara to Susanville. However, you can take the train to Sacramento, walk to Sacramento, take the bus to Reno, walk to Amtrak Reno, then take the bus to Susanville Riverside Drive. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Susanville Riverside Drive via Martinez, Reno, and Amtrak Reno in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to West Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- Sage Stage
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- Sage Stage
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- Sage Stage
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Sage Stage
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- Sage Stage
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Sage Stage
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
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