There are 10 ways to get from Modesto to Chattanooga by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, car, or subway
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Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
best- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)SJC - CHA
11h 16m$247–945Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Nashville
cheapest- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nashville (BNA)SFO - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
11h 43m$189–589Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
2d 7h$297–564Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
2d 21h$390–726Drive 2,308.4 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Chattanooga2,308.4 mi
37h 22m$422–609Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)SFO - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
11h 48m$189–599Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Nashville (BNA)SMF - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
11h 35m$205–448Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)SMF - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
11h 41m$305–508Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Nashville (BNA)SJC - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
12h 35m$209–697Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)SJC - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
12h 47m$309–557
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Chattanooga is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $450 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Chattanooga is to train and fly which takes 11h 16m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Modesto and Chattanooga is 2161 miles. The road distance is 2321.9 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Chattanooga without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Modesto to Chattanooga, including transfers.
Chattanooga is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 8:00 AM in Modesto and 11:00 AM in Chattanooga.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Chattanooga is 2322 miles. It takes approximately 37h 22m to drive from Modesto to Chattanooga.
There are 335+ hotels available in Chattanooga.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Chattanooga, TN, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Chattanooga via Phoenix Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Greyhound Station - Lafayette St & 5Th Ave S, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Airport, and Groome Transportation Chattanooga in around 2d 7h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–85
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
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