There are 10 ways to get from Modesto to Knoxville by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), 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 Mcghee Tyson Airport
best- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane OAK - TYS
9h 58m$442–1,781Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Nashville, drive
cheapest- 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 Nashville (BNA)plane SFO - BNA
- Drive from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Knoxvillecar
11h 10m$167–623Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Knoxvillebus
3d 14h$673–1,131Bus, 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Knoxville, TNbus
3d 16h$936–2,049Drive 2,383.4 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Knoxvillecar 2,383.4 mi
38h 1m$435–629Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- 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 Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane SFO - TYS
10h 48m$372–1,393Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane SMF - TYS
10h 53m$504–2,002Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane FAT - TYS
10h 42m$482–1,901Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane SJC - TYS
11h 27m$512–1,991Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Nashville, drive
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Nashville (BNA)plane SMF - BNA
- Drive from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Knoxvillecar
11h 5m$219–832
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Knoxville is to bus and BART and fly and drive which costs $160 - $650 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Knoxville is to bus and fly which takes 9h 58m and costs $440 - $1,800.
The distance between Modesto and Knoxville is 2209 miles. The road distance is 2397.3 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Knoxville without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $650 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Modesto to Knoxville, including transfers.
Knoxville is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 5:01 PM in Modesto and 8:01 PM in Knoxville.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Knoxville is 2397 miles. It takes approximately 38h 1m to drive from Modesto to Knoxville.
There are 290+ hotels available in Knoxville.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Knoxville, TN, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Knoxville via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, 42 St-Times Square, Canal St, New York, and Knoxville in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Las Vegas, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
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
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- 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
- +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
- $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
- 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
- $250–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Lodi Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- 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
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
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
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 615-939-8887
- tennesseetravel@gotobus.com
- Website
- nytnbus.com
Bus from New York, NY to Knoxville, TN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Schedules at
- nytnbus.com
- Adult One-way
- $95–110
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