There are 5 ways to get from Fallbrook to Lake Tahoe by car, train, plane, bus, or tram
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Drive 494.8 mi
best- Drive from Fallbrook to Sand Harborcar 494.8 mi
9h 9m$91–131Train to San Diego International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SAN - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
9h 42m$190–615Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAX - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
10h 7m$190–569Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Oceanside to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BUR - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
11h 57m$212–724Line 306 bus, tram, train, line 62 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly, bus, line 28 bus
- Take the bus from S Mission Rd & Fallbrook St to Vista Transit Center Stall 8bus
- Take the tram from Vista Transit Center to Oceanside Transit Centertram
- Take the train from Oceanside to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain
- Take the bus from Norwalk / Imperial to 226th / Norwalkbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LGB - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
- Take the bus from Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Center to Sand Harbor Visitors Centerbus
12h 27m$178–513
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fallbrook to Lake Tahoe is to drive which costs $90 - $130 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Fallbrook to Lake Tahoe is to drive which takes 9h 9m and costs $90 - $130.
The distance between Fallbrook and Lake Tahoe is 498 miles. The road distance is 497.7 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive 497.7 miles from Fallbrook to Sand Harbor.
Yes, the driving distance between Fallbrook to Lake Tahoe is 498 miles. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Fallbrook to Lake Tahoe.
There are 337+ hotels available in Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Fallbrook, San Diego County, CA, USA and Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
You can drive from Fallbrook to Sand Harbor in around 9h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oceanside to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Tram from Vista Transit Center to Oceanside Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- (833) 709 8080
- Website
- northlaketahoeexpress.com
Bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $99
- Website
- https://northlaketahoeexpress.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Bus from S Mission Rd & Fallbrook St to Vista Transit Center Stall 8
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Norwalk / Imperial to 226th / Norwalk
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (530) 541-7149
- transit@tahoetransportation.org
- Website
- tahoetransportation.org
Bus from Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Center to Sand Harbor Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Tahoe Transportation
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