There are 7 ways to get from Arcata to Placerville by car, bus, train, plane, or subway
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Drive, bus, train
best- Drive from Arcata to Hwy 3 Mini Martcar
- Take the bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to RABA Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 17m$51–79Drive 320.2 mi
- Drive from Arcata to Placervillecar 320.2 mi
6h 47m$59–85Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ACV - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
7h 48m$85–561Bus, train
- Take the bus from Arcata to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
11hBus, train via Napa
- Take the bus from Arcata to Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus 50x / ...
13h 37mFly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ACV - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 40m$299–512Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ACV - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
10h 22m$99–460
Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arcata to Placerville is to drive and bus and train which costs $50 - $80 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Arcata to Placerville is to drive which takes 6h 47m and costs $55 - $85.
The distance between Arcata and Placerville is 347 miles. The road distance is 322.1 miles.
The best way to get from Arcata to Placerville without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Arcata to Placerville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Arcata to Placerville is 322 miles. It takes approximately 6h 47m to drive from Arcata to Placerville.
There are 61+ hotels available in Placerville.
What companies run services between Arcata, CA, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Arcata to Placerville. However, you can drive to Hwy 3 Mini Mart, take the bus to RABA Transit Center, walk to Redding Amtrak, take the train to Sacramento, walk to Sacramento - Amtrak, then take the bus to Placerville Station Transfer Center. Alternatively, you can drive from Arcata to Placerville in around 6h 47m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Redding Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to RABA Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Arcata to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Arcata to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
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