There are 11 ways to get from Modesto to Galveston by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)OAK - HOU
- Take the taxi from Houston-Hobby-Apt-Airport-HOU to Galveston
7h 48m$277–911Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, taxi
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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)SFO - IAH
- Take the taxi from Bay Area Park & Ride to Galveston
10h 55m$206–581Bus, taxi via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix
- Take the bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Take the taxi from Bay Area Park & Ride to Galveston
36h 28m$410–622Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Take the bus from Fresno to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Take the taxi from Bay Area Park & Ride to Galveston
45h 50m$365–831Drive 1,865.5 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Galveston1,865.5 mi
30h 10m$341–492Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)SMF - HOU
- Take the taxi from Houston-Hobby-Apt-Airport-HOU to Galveston
8h 30m$324–1,084Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)SJC - HOU
- Take the taxi from Houston-Hobby-Apt-Airport-HOU to Galveston
9h 8m$297–971Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)SMF - IAH
- Take the taxi from Bay Area Park & Ride to Galveston
10h 49m$243–742Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)SCK - HOU
- Take the taxi from Houston-Hobby-Apt-Airport-HOU to Galveston
7h 45m$290–935Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Take the taxi from Bay Area Park & Ride to Galveston
43h 49m$360–500Train, taxi
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to San Jose Station
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Take the taxi from Bay Area Park & Ride to Galveston
2d 5h$412–933
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Galveston is to bus and BART and fly and taxi which costs $200 - $600 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Galveston is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 7h 45m and costs $290 - $950.
The distance between Modesto and Galveston is 1768 miles. The road distance is 1876.4 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Galveston without a car is to bus and taxi via Ciudad Juárez which takes 36h 28m and costs $410 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Modesto to Galveston, including transfers.
Galveston is 2h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 5:25 PM in Modesto and 7:25 PM in Galveston.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Galveston is 1876 miles. It takes approximately 30h 10m to drive from Modesto to Galveston.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Galveston.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Galveston, TX, USA?
There is no direct connection from Modesto to Galveston. However, you can take the bus to BART Dublin Station, walk to Dublin / Pleasanton, take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), then take the taxi to Galveston. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Phoenix, walk to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix, take the bus to El Paso, take the bus to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, walk to N Main St @ Airline Dr, take the line 044 bus to Pierce St @ Main St, walk to Pierce St @ Travis St, take the line 247 bus to Bay Area Park & Ride, then take the taxi to Galveston.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Train from Lathrop Station to San Jose Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- 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
Bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2–16
- Titanium
- $3–15
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- 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
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fresno to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41–42
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $120–140
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $85–150
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 346-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabofhouston.com
Quick Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 859-693-2728
- Website
- cabserviceshouston.com
A Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-346-760-3267
- Website
- areliabletaxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 346-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabofhouston.com
Quick Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 859-693-2728
- Website
- cabserviceshouston.com
A Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-346-760-3267
- Website
- areliabletaxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 346-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabofhouston.com
Quick Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 859-693-2728
- Website
- cabserviceshouston.com
A Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-346-760-3267
- Website
- areliabletaxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 346-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabofhouston.com
Quick Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 859-693-2728
- Website
- cabserviceshouston.com
A Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-346-760-3267
- Website
- areliabletaxi.com
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