There are 8 ways to get from Modesto to Dayton by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, car, or subway
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Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Dayton
best- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dayton (DAY)SJC - DAY
13h 19m$409–1,823Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis (IND)SFO - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
13h 18m$145–452Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
2d 7h$224–428Bus, 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 to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
2d 14h$278–537Drive 2,319 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Dayton2,319 mi
37h 11m$424–612Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus 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 John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)SFO - CMH
- Take the bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
13h 31m$532–1,063Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Dayton
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dayton (DAY)OAK - DAY
11h 37m$369–1,613Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Covington
- 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 Covington (CVG)SFO - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
13h 53m$294–730
Modesto to Dayton by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Dayton is to bus and BART and fly which costs $140 - $460 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Dayton is to bus and fly which takes 11h 37m and costs $360 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Dayton. However, there are services departing from Modesto and arriving at Wright Stop Plaza - S.B. via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Northwest Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Modesto and Dayton is 2158 miles. The road distance is 2332.6 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Dayton without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Modesto to Dayton, including transfers.
Modesto to Dayton bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Modesto station.
Modesto to Dayton bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Dayton is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 6:12 PM in Modesto and 9:12 PM in Dayton.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Dayton is 2333 miles. It takes approximately 37h 11m to drive from Modesto to Dayton.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Dayton, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Wright Stop Plaza - S.B. via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, and Northwest Hub in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dayton via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dayton via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dayton via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dayton via Boise, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dayton via Kansas City, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dayton via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dayton via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dayton via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- 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
- $230–430
- 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- 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
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–75
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $11–85
Bus from Indianapolis to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $14–85
- 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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