There are 8 ways to get from Chico to Grand Junction by train, plane, bus, car, or subway
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Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane SMF - GJT
9h 4m$111–512Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Sacramento to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
25h 23mDrive 909.3 mi
- Drive from Chico to Grand Junctioncar 909.3 mi
15h 38m$166–240Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SMF - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Grand Junctioncar
9h 35m$125–555Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane RDD - GJT
12h 9m$123–508Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- 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 Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SFO - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Grand Junctioncar
10h 29m$134–455Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane OAK - GJT
11h 45m$122–472Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane RNO - GJT
11h 47m$113–565
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Grand Junction is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Grand Junction is to train and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Chico and Grand Junction is 811 miles. The road distance is 914.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Grand Junction without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Chico to Grand Junction, including transfers.
Grand Junction is 1h ahead of Chico. It is currently 12:57 AM in Chico and 1:57 AM in Grand Junction.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Grand Junction is 915 miles. It takes approximately 15h 38m to drive from Chico to Grand Junction.
There are 121+ hotels available in Grand Junction.
What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Grand Junction, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chico to Grand Junction. However, you can take the train to Sacramento, walk to J St. at 8th St., take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), walk to Grand Junction Regional Airport, then take the bus to Downtown Transfer Facility. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chico Amtrak to Grand Junction Amtrak Station via Sacramento and Sacramento in around 25h 23m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
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
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- 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 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- 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
- $21–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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