There are 6 ways to get from Traverse City to Saratoga by plane, bus, train, subway, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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$168–674Fly 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 59m$129–481Bus, 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 18h$1,434–2,317Drive 2,462.5 mi
- Drive from Traverse City to Saratogacar 2,462.5 mi
38h 35m$436–629Fly 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
10h 5m$166–635Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane TVC - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Great America Amtraktrain
12h 58m$240–838
Traverse City to Saratoga by bus, train, subway, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Traverse City to Saratoga is to fly and Caltrain which costs $120 - $490 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Traverse City to Saratoga is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs $160 - $700.
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 $1,400 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Traverse City to Saratoga, including transfers.
Saratoga is 3h behind Traverse City. It is currently 5:51 PM in Traverse City and 2:51 PM in Saratoga.
Yes, the driving distance between Traverse City to Saratoga is 2477 miles. It takes approximately 38h 35m to drive from Traverse City to Saratoga.
There are 457+ 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 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Traverse City to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Traverse City to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Traverse City to Oakland International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Great America Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
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