There are 10 ways to get from Chico to Albuquerque by train, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)SMF - ABQ
8h 57m$160–795Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
30h 10m$158–323Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station750
- Take the bus from Provo Envios Confianza to Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque
29h 2mDrive 1,150.2 mi
- Drive from Chico to Albuquerque1,150.2 mi
19h 8m$210–304Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)SMF - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
10h 5m$195–619Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)OAK - ABQ
9h 51m$316–672Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)RDD - ABQ
11h 24m$160–775Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)SFO - ABQ
10h 30m$164–682Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)RNO - ABQ
11h 40m$166–804Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation CenterSouthwest Chief
34h 32m$162–329
Chico to Albuquerque by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Albuquerque is to train which costs $160 - $330 and takes 34h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Albuquerque is to train and fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Chico station to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from Chico Bus Station and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Sacramento and Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Chico to Albuquerque. However, there are services departing from Chico Amtrak and arriving at Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 32m.
The distance between Chico and Albuquerque is 972 miles. The road distance is 1157 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Albuquerque without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Chico to Albuquerque, including transfers.
Chico to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chico Bus Station.
Chico to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chico Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Chico to Albuquerque is to bus which takes 30h 10m and costs $150 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $160 - $330 and takes 34h 32m.
What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from Chico Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station via Sacramento and Phoenix Bus Station in around 30h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chico Amtrak to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Los Angeles in around 34h 32m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Provo Envios Confianza to Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Sacramento to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
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More Questions & Answers
Chico to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Albuquerque is 1h ahead of Chico. It is currently 7:49 AM in Chico and 8:49 AM in Albuquerque.
Chico to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Albuquerque is 1157 miles. It takes approximately 19h 8m to drive from Chico to Albuquerque.
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