There are 5 ways to get from Tahoe City to Napa by car, train, plane, subway, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train (Amtrak)
best- Drive from Tahoe City to Auburn Amtrakcar
- Take the train from Auburn Amtrak to Suisun-Fairfieldtrain Capitol Corridor
4h 59m$40–75Drive 170.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Tahoe City to Napacar 170.9 mi
3h 5m$32–46Drive, fly, BART, bus
- Drive from Tahoe City to Reno-Airport-RNOcar
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RNO - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1bus
5h 22m$202–482Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ridebus Northstar
- Take the taxi from Walnut Creek Park & Ride to Napataxi
6h 16m$205–235Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Tahoe City to South Lake Tahoe Wyetaxi
- Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfieldtrain
7h$151–196
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tahoe City to Napa is to drive which costs $30 - $45 and takes 3h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Tahoe City to Napa is to drive which takes 3h 5m and costs $30 - $45.
The distance between Tahoe City and Napa is 176 miles. The road distance is 171.9 miles.
The best way to get from Tahoe City to Napa without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 6h 16m and costs $200 - $240.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Tahoe City to Napa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tahoe City to Napa is 172 miles. It takes approximately 3h 5m to drive from Tahoe City to Napa.
There are 297+ hotels available in Napa.
What companies run services between Tahoe City, CA, USA and Napa, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Tahoe City to Napa. However, you can drive to Auburn Amtrak, take the train to Suisun-Fairfield, walk to Suisun City Train Depot, then take the line 21 bus to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr. Alternatively, you can drive from Tahoe City to Napa in around 3h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Auburn Amtrak to Suisun-Fairfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfield
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
- Phone
- +1 925-382-8320
- [email protected]
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $110–160
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
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