There are 11 ways to get from Houston to Modesto by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)HOU - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
9h 6m$180–814Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)IAH - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
9h 56m$93–374Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix
- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Modesto
33h 30m$279–478Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to Los AngelesSunset Limited
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus StopGreyhound US0831 / ...
44h 55m$233–610Drive 1,815.4 mi
- Drive from Houston to Modesto1,815.4 mi
29h 15m$332–479Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)HOU - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
10h 11m$193–918Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)HOU - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
10h 14m$205–945Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)IAH - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
10h 20m$133–423Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)IAH - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
10h 20m$131–616Bus
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
42h 35m$300–535Train, bus via Oakland
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi90
2d 4h$264–629
Houston to Modesto by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Modesto is to fly and BART and bus which costs $90 - $380 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Modesto is to fly and bus which takes 9h 6m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Modesto via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso and Phoenix, AZ. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 30m.
The distance between Houston and Modesto is 1738 miles. The road distance is 1826 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Modesto without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 33h 30m and costs $270 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Houston to Modesto, including transfers.
Houston to Modesto bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
Houston to Modesto bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Modesto is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 5:21 AM in Houston and 3:21 AM in Modesto.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Modesto is 1826 miles. It takes approximately 29h 15m to drive from Houston to Modesto.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Modesto via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix, and Phoenix, AZ in around 33h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $70–110
- Titanium
- $84–89
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $120–140
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