There are 9 ways to get from Modesto to Traverse City by bus, subway, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), 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 to Traverse City
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 Traverse City (TVC)plane SFO - TVC
12h 23m$150–576Bus
- 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 Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoobus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MIbus
2d 16h$396–717Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, MIbus
2d 16h$743–1,689Drive 2,392.2 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Traverse Citycar 2,392.2 mi
38h 12m$437–631Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SMF - TVC
12h 47m$230–883Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SJC - TVC
13h 7m$250–924Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Take the bus from Modesto to Stocktonbus
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SCK - TVC
15h 58m$183–689Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Traverse City (TVC)plane RNO - TVC
15h 39m$246–921Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane SMF - MBL
- Drive from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Traverse Citycar
14h 45m$187–696
Modesto to Traverse City by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Traverse City is to bus and BART and fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Traverse City is to bus and BART and fly which takes 12h 23m and costs $150 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Traverse City. However, there are services departing from Modesto and arriving at Traverse City, MI via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Union Station and Kalamazoo Metro Transit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Modesto and Traverse City is 2084 miles. The road distance is 2406.2 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Traverse City without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Modesto to Traverse City, including transfers.
Modesto to Traverse City bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Modesto station.
Modesto to Traverse City bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Traverse City is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 7:46 AM in Modesto and 10:46 AM in Traverse City.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Traverse City is 2406 miles. It takes approximately 38h 12m to drive from Modesto to Traverse City.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Traverse City, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Traverse City, MI via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, and Kalamazoo Metro Transit in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Traverse City via Phoenix, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Traverse City via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Traverse City via Las Vegas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Traverse City via Las Vegas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- 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
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $60–85
- 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
- $220–430
- 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
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $26–50
- 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
- $3–16
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