There are 8 ways to get from Modesto to Yosemite by bus, subway, plane, car, taxi, or train
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Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SFO - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Yosemitecar
10h 59m$205–800Bus, 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
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
- Drive from exit 86 Pilot - Glendale to Yosemitecar
14h 53m$200–738Bus, taxi
- 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 Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Bereabus
- Take the taxi from Berea to Yosemitetaxi
2d 13h$509–873Bus, train, drive
- 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 Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
- Drive from exit 86 Pilot - Glendale to Yosemitecar
2d 19h$628–1,614Drive 2,348.5 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Yosemitecar 2,348.5 mi
38h 44m$429–620Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SJC - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Yosemitecar
13h 38m$398–1,637Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SJC - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Yosemitecar
13h 2m$275–1,148Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Stockton Transit Centerbus 80
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Bereabus
- Take the taxi from Berea to Yosemitetaxi
2d 22h$706–1,609
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Yosemite is to bus and BART and fly and drive which costs $200 - $750 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Yosemite is to bus and BART and fly and drive which takes 10h 59m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Modesto and Yosemite is 2202 miles. The road distance is 2362.2 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Yosemite without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 13h and costs $500 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Modesto to Yosemite, including transfers.
Yosemite is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 12:05 AM in Modesto and 3:05 AM in Yosemite.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Yosemite is 2362 miles. It takes approximately 38h 44m to drive from Modesto to Yosemite.
There are six+ hotels available in Yosemite.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Yosemite, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Modesto to Yosemite. However, you can take the bus to BART Dublin Station, walk to Dublin / Pleasanton, take the subway to Daly City, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Louisville International Airport (SDF), then drive to Yosemite. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Phoenix Bus Station, take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Indianapolis Union Station, take the bus to Greyhound Station Cincinnati, walk to Cincinnati Bus Station, take the bus to Berea, then take the taxi to Yosemite.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
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
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
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
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- 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
- $500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Stockton Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- $240–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Berea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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 Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Berea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Greyhound Station Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–75
- Website
- https://baronsbus.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
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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