There are 10 ways to get from Chico to Yakima by train, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM)plane SMF - YKM
9h 47m$101–484Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM)plane RDD - YKM
13h 28m$83–396Bus
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburgbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Centerbus 11
18h 25m$107–273Train, bus via Vancouver
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pasco Intermodal to Yakima Air Terminalbus
21h 58m$232–486Drive 561.7 mi
- Drive from Chico to Yakimacar 561.7 mi
11h 17m$103–149Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SMF - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Airport
10h 48m$145–588Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane RDD - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Airport
10h 55m$127–500Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Spokane International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane SMF - GEG
- Take the bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucksbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Centerbus
12h 24m$266–1,139Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus FlixBus N2111
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima AirportCentral Washington Eastbound
18h 50m$127–236Train, bus
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Tacomatrain
- Take the bus from Tacoma to Ellensburgbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Centerbus 11
23h 26m$242–473
Chico to Yakima by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Yakima is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Yakima is to train and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $100 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Chico station to Yakima. However, there are services departing from Chico Bus Station and arriving at Transit Center via Seattle Bus Station and Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
The distance between Chico and Yakima is 657 miles. The road distance is 565 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Yakima without a car is to bus which takes 18h 25m and costs $100 - $280.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Chico to Yakima, including transfers.
Chico to Yakima bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chico Bus Station.
Chico to Yakima bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Seattle Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Yakima is 565 miles. It takes approximately 11h 17m to drive from Chico to Yakima.
There are 40+ hotels available in Yakima.
What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Yakima, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chico Bus Station to Transit Center via Seattle Bus Station, Ellensburg, and Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St in around 18h 25m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
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
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $45–60
Bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $70–85
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 509-575-6175
- Website
- yakimatransit.org
Bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- yakimatransit.org
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- csr@airporter.com
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Pasco Intermodal to Yakima Air Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
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