There are 8 ways to get from Modesto to Detroit by bus, subway, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
9h 59m$159–625Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Stocktonbus
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Detroit (DTW)plane SCK - DTW
12h 52m$136–496Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
2d 8h$213–652Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Lodi Amtrak Station to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
2d 12hDrive 2,356.4 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Detroitcar 2,356.4 mi
37h 36m$430–622Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)plane SMF - DTW
9h 51m$206–836Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
10h 41m$202–826Bus, train via Tucson
- Take the bus from Modesto to Tucsonbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Stationbus
3d 6h$371–893
Modesto to Detroit by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Detroit is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $500 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Detroit is to bus and fly which takes 9h 51m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Detroit station. However, there are services departing from Modesto Bus Stop and arriving at Detroit Bus Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Modesto and Detroit is 2214 miles. The road distance is 2370.1 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Detroit without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $210 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Modesto to Detroit, including transfers.
Modesto to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Modesto Bus Stop station.
Modesto to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Detroit is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 1:40 PM in Modesto and 4:40 PM in Detroit.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Detroit is 2370 miles. It takes approximately 37h 36m to drive from Modesto to Detroit.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- 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
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
- $220–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $180–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $280–600
- Business - advance purchase
- $390–1,500
- Business Class
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Lodi Amtrak Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–130
- Titanium
- $101–104
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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