There are 5 ways to get from Boise to Placerville by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOI - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
5h 15m$104–710Drive 522.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Boise to Placervillecar 522.5 mi
9h 18m$96–138Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Boise to Ontario, ORtaxi
- Take the bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, ORbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Officebus
- Take the train from Chemult to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
21h 46m$269–477Fly to Oakland International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOI - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 22m$127–714Bus, train
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake Citybus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
29h 32m$260–520
Boise to Placerville by bus, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boise to Placerville is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Boise to Placerville is to fly and bus which takes 5h 15m and costs $100 - $750.
The distance between Boise and Placerville is 501 miles. The road distance is 525.5 miles.
The best way to get from Boise to Placerville without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 21h 46m and costs $260 - $480.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Boise to Placerville, including transfers.
Placerville is 1h behind Boise. It is currently 11:26 PM in Boise and 10:26 PM in Placerville.
Yes, the driving distance between Boise to Placerville is 526 miles. It takes approximately 9h 18m to drive from Boise to Placerville.
There are 60+ hotels available in Placerville.
What companies run services between Boise, ID, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Boise to Placerville. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Boise Airport, walk to Boise Airport (BOI) airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport (SMF), walk to Terminal A, take the bus to J St. at 4th St., walk to Sacramento - Amtrak, then take the bus to Placerville Station Transfer Center. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Ontario, OR, take the bus to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR, walk to Hawthorne Station Transfer, take the bus to Chemult Post Office, walk to Chemult, take the train to Sacramento, walk to Sacramento - Amtrak, then take the bus to Placerville Station Transfer Center.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chemult to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- ASK@Basintransit.com
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $70–100
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Boise Taxi Company
- Phone
- +1 208-877-6777
- Website
- boisetaxicompany.com
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