There are 7 ways to get from Boulder to Placerville by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, taxi, car, or subway
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Bus, fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)DEN - SMF
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
9h 2m$112–618Bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)DEN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
12h 20m$109–408Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union StationFf1 / ...
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from 8th St. at I St. to Ray Lawyer Drive Park and RideC / ...
29h 4m$130–308Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union StationFf1 / ...
- Take the train from Denver to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Take the taxi from Colfax Amtrak Station to Placerville
31h 47m$243–533Drive 1,082.3 mi
- Drive from Boulder to Placerville1,082.3 mi
18h 51m$198–286Bus, fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)DEN - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
11h 59m$297–752Bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)DEN - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
13h 11m$147–656
Denver (DEN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boulder to Placerville is to bus which costs $130 - $310 and takes 29h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Boulder to Placerville is to bus and fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $110 - $650.
The distance between Boulder and Placerville is 1020 miles. The road distance is 1088.7 miles.
The best way to get from Boulder to Placerville without a car is to bus which takes 29h 4m and costs $130 - $310.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Boulder to Placerville, including transfers.
Placerville is 1h behind Boulder. It is currently 3:24 PM in Boulder and 2:24 PM in Placerville.
Yes, the driving distance between Boulder to Placerville is 1089 miles. It takes approximately 18h 51m to drive from Boulder to Placerville.
There are 64+ hotels available in Placerville.
What companies run services between Boulder, CO, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Placerville via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Sacramento Bus Station, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, 7Th St & H St, 8th St. at I St., and Ray Lawyer Drive Park and Ride in around 29h 4m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $100–300
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $160–350
- Business - advance purchase
- $210–850
- Business Class
- $310–800
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- 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
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- 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 8th St. at I St. to Ray Lawyer Drive Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Gold Country Cab & Courier
- Phone
- +1 530-274-8294
Fast Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-477-7766
- Website
- fasttaxi.com
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