There are 11 ways to get from Modesto to Zacatecas by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
best- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane SJC - ZCL
9h 26m$6,470–28,570Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Del Bajío International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane OAK - BJX
- Take the bus from León to Zacatecasbus
14h 5m$2,762–4,305Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Modesto to Nogalesbus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Cananeabus
- Take the bus from Cananea to Zacatecasbus
42h 5m$4,633–7,061Drive 2,813.4 km
- Drive from Modesto to Zacatecascar 2,813.4 km
31h 33m$5,659–8,174Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane OAK - ZCL
10h 39m$5,305–24,390Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane OAK - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
14h 10m$2,955–11,180Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Del Bajío International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane FAT - BJX
- Take the bus from León to Zacatecasbus
14h 31m$3,836–14,576Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane FAT - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
14h 39m$3,229–24,051Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane SJC - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
15h 28m$3,020–10,360Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Mazatlánbus
- Take the bus from Mazatlán to Zacatecasbus
47h 45m$2,908–4,608Bus #2
- Take the bus from Modesto to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
2d 2h$5,643–10,107
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Zacatecas is to bus and fly which costs $2700 - $4400 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Zacatecas is to train and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs $6000 - $29000.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from Modesto and arriving at Zacatecas via Nogales and Cananea. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 5m.
The distance between Modesto and Zacatecas is 2623 km. The road distance is 2813.4 km.
The best way to get from Modesto to Zacatecas without a car is to bus via Nogales which takes 42h 5m and costs $4600 - $7500.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Modesto to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Modesto to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Modesto station.
Modesto to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Nogales station.
Zacatecas is 1h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 10:52 PM in Modesto and 11:52 PM in Zacatecas.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Zacatecas is 2813 km. It takes approximately 31h 33m to drive from Modesto to Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Zacatecas via Nogales and Cananea in around 42h 5m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–28,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–24,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–22,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–22,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–28,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–24,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–28,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–28,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- 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
- $220–280
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $1,700–2,500
- Titanium
- $1,960–2,000
Bus from Nogales to Cananea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–340
- Titanium
- $130–340
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Cananea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Cananea to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–4,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from León to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Cananea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from León to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,900–7,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- 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
- $36
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $36
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from León to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Mazatlán to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–650
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from León to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 554 440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
Bus from León to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Schedules at
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesanahuac.com.mx
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- 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
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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