There are 10 ways to get from Modesto to Ithaca by bus, subway, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
best- 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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)SFO - ITH
12h 48m$177–673Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
2d 21h$406–1,996Bus
- 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 Newark Penn Station
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Ithaca
3d 5h$349–858Drive 2,734.6 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Ithaca2,734.6 mi
44h 23m$500–721Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)SMF - ITH
14h 9m$234–935Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Elmira/Corning Regional 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 Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)SFO - ELM
- Take the bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Library
15h 55mBus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)SMF - ELM
- Take the bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Library
16h 44mTrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)SJC - ELM
- Take the bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Library
17h 17mBus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly to Rochester, bus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Rochester (ROC)SCK - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Ithaca, NY
14h 20m$270–1,095Bus, train via Tucson
- Take the bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rochester
- Take the bus from Rochester to Ithaca
3d 12h$426–850
Modesto to Ithaca by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Ithaca is to bus and BART and fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Ithaca is to bus and BART and fly which takes 12h 48m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Ithaca. However, there are services departing from Modesto and arriving at Ithaca via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Modesto and Ithaca is 2548 miles. The road distance is 2750.6 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Ithaca without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $400 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Modesto to Ithaca, including transfers.
Modesto to Ithaca bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Modesto station.
Modesto to Ithaca bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Ithaca is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 10:55 PM in Modesto and 1:55 AM in Ithaca.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Ithaca is 2751 miles. It takes approximately 44h 23m to drive from Modesto to Ithaca.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Ithaca, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Ithaca via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Newark Penn Station in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Rochester via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Denver, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Indianapolis, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Denver, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Rochester via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Rochester via Las Vegas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Rochester via Phoenix, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- 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
- $270–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- 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
- $170–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- 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
- 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
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- +1 607-734-5211
- Website
- ridectran.com
Bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Library
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ridectran.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
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
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
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Rochester, NY to Ithaca, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Rochester to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $20–55
- Flexible
- $40–55
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