There are 5 ways to get from Traverse City to Saratoga by plane, bus, train, subway, or car
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TVC - SJC
9h 26m$188–724Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TVC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 55m$139–501Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Milpitassubway
2d 18hDrive 2,462.5 mi
- Drive from Traverse City to Saratogacar 2,462.5 mi
38h 34m$450–650Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TVC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
9h 33m$206–785
Traverse City (TVC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Traverse City to Saratoga is to fly and Caltrain which costs $130 - $500 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Traverse City to Saratoga is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Traverse City and Saratoga is 1974 miles. The road distance is 2476.9 miles.
The best way to get from Traverse City to Saratoga without a car is to bus and train and BART which takes 2 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Traverse City to Saratoga, including transfers.
Saratoga is 3h behind Traverse City. It is currently 8:26 PM in Traverse City and 5:26 PM in Saratoga.
Yes, the driving distance between Traverse City to Saratoga is 2477 miles. It takes approximately 38h 34m to drive from Traverse City to Saratoga.
There are 459+ hotels available in Saratoga.
What companies run services between Traverse City, MI, USA and Saratoga, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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