There are 7 ways to get from Utah to South Lake Tahoe by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SLC - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
5h 53m$184–359Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus Greyhound US0560S
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395bus 395 / ...
15h 11m$90–172Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Renotrain California Zephyr
- Drive from Reno to South Lake Tahoecar
11h 52m$192–390Drive 562.4 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to South Lake Tahoecar 562.4 mi
8h 40m$103–149Fly St. George Regional to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from St. George Regional (SGU) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SGU - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
8h 8m$149–485Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SLC - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
7h 31m$386–474Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAS - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
7h 32m$200–528
Utah to South Lake Tahoe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to South Lake Tahoe is to bus which costs $90 - $180 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to South Lake Tahoe is to fly and bus which takes 5h 53m and costs $180 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Utah to South Lake Tahoe. However, there are services departing from 200 S / Main St and arriving at Us 50 via Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Douglas County Community/Senior Center and Stateline Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Utah and South Lake Tahoe is 489 miles. The road distance is 565.7 miles.
The best way to get from Utah to South Lake Tahoe without a car is to bus which takes 15h 11m and costs $90 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Utah to South Lake Tahoe, including transfers.
Utah to South Lake Tahoe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Utah to South Lake Tahoe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
South Lake Tahoe is 1h behind Utah. It is currently 9:45 AM in Utah and 8:45 AM in South Lake Tahoe.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to South Lake Tahoe is 566 miles. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Utah to South Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 200 S / Main St to Us 50 via Salt Lake Central Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, and Stateline Transit Center in around 15h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from St. George Regional to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from St. George Regional to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from St. George Regional to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from St. George Regional to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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