There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Placerville by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)DEN - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
6h 51m$123–669Bus
cheapest- 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 Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
27h 9m$92–236Train, bus
- Take the train from Denver to SacramentoCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer CenterSac/SLT Connecting Bus
33h 19m$147–1,280Drive 1,076.3 mi
- Drive from Denver to Placerville1,076.3 mi
18h 33m$197–284Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)DEN - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
9h 20m$142–648Fly to Oakland International Airport, train, bus
- 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 Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
9h 48m$159–713Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
- 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 Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
10h 9m$117–419
Denver to Placerville by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Placerville is to bus which costs $90 - $240 and takes 27h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Placerville is to fly and bus which takes 6h 51m and costs $120 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver station to Placerville station. However, there are services departing from Denver Union Station and arriving at Placerville Station Transfer Center via Sparks Transit Center, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd and Sacramento - Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 9m.
The distance between Denver and Placerville is 993 miles. The road distance is 1082.5 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Placerville without a car is to bus which takes 27h 9m and costs $90 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Denver to Placerville, including transfers.
Denver to Placerville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Denver Union Station.
Denver to Placerville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Placerville is 1h behind Denver. It is currently 3:06 PM in Denver and 2:06 PM in Placerville.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Placerville is 1083 miles. It takes approximately 18h 33m to drive from Denver to Placerville.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Denver Union Station to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Sparks Transit Center, Sacramento Bus Station, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, 7Th St & H St, and Sacramento - Amtrak in around 27h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- 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
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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