There are 10 ways to get from Chico to Albuquerque by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, subway, bus, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SMF - ABQ
9h 5m$165–805Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane RNO - ABQ
11h 43m$144–678Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
29h 25m$211–427Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain Southwest Chief
34h 32m$414–928Drive 1,151.5 mi
- Drive from Chico to Albuquerquecar 1,151.5 mi
19h 10m$211–304Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SMF - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
10h 11m$200–689Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane OAK - ABQ
9h 50m$169–764Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane RDD - ABQ
10h 50m$162–747Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SFO - ABQ
10h 34m$150–596Bus
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentobus
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
31h 22m$180–291
Chico to Albuquerque by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Albuquerque is to bus which costs $180 - $300 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Albuquerque is to train and fly which takes 9h 5m and costs $160 - $850.
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 Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
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 1158.2 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Albuquerque without a car is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 29h 25m and costs $210 - $430.
It takes approximately 9h 5m 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 via Los Angeles which takes 29h 25m and costs $210 - $430. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $410 - $950 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 Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 29h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chico Amtrak to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Los Angeles in around 34h 32m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
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
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- 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
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- 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
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
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
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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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 1:56 PM in Chico and 2:56 PM in Albuquerque.
Chico to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Albuquerque is 1158 miles. It takes approximately 19h 10m to drive from Chico to Albuquerque.
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