There are 7 ways to get from Scottsdale to Sacramento by plane, bus (Greyhound), taxi, train, car, subway, or bus
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Fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
4h 30m$156–238Bus via Merced
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Mercedbus Nogales
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
17h 2m$105–157Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Scottsdale to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
24h 16m$404–761Drive 764.4 mi
- Drive from Scottsdale to Sacramentocar 764.4 mi
12h 28m$140–202Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
7h 23m$356–522Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
7h 42m$181–975Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Sacramentobus Guadalajara
18h 59m$126–172
Scottsdale to Sacramento by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scottsdale to Sacramento is to bus via Merced which costs $100 - $160 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Scottsdale to Sacramento is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $150 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Scottsdale to Sacramento station. However, there are services departing from McDowell Rd & 87th St and arriving at Sacramento Bus Station via Phoenix, AZ and Merced Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
The distance between Scottsdale and Sacramento is 674 miles. The road distance is 768.9 miles.
The best way to get from Scottsdale to Sacramento without a car is to bus via Merced which takes 17h 2m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Scottsdale to Sacramento, including transfers.
Scottsdale to Sacramento bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix, AZ station.
The best way to get from Scottsdale to Sacramento is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $150 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus via Merced, which costs $100 - $160 and takes 17h 2m.
Scottsdale to Sacramento bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scottsdale to Sacramento is 769 miles. It takes approximately 12h 28m to drive from Scottsdale to Sacramento.
What companies run services between Scottsdale, AZ, USA and Sacramento, CA, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from McDowell Rd & 87th St to Sacramento Bus Station via Phoenix, AZ, Merced, and Merced Bus Stop in around 17h 2m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $110–140
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–120
- Titanium
- $90–100
Bus from Phoenix to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–140
- Titanium
- $109–114
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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