There are 10 ways to get from Phoenix to Caples Lake by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PHX - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Stateline, NV - Lakeside Innbus
- Take the taxi from Stateline, NV - Lakeside Inn to Caples Laketaxi
5h 52m$265–653Drive 723.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Phoenix to Caples Lakecar 723.4 mi
13h 28m$132–191Bus, taxi via Stockton
- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
- Take the taxi from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Caples Laketaxi
20h 32m$251–332Taxi, train, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
- Drive from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Caples Lakecar
28h 48m$393–742Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
- Take the taxi from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Caples Laketaxi
7h 44m$228–649Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Kirkwood Mountain Resortbus
8h 47m$420–1,249Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Kirkwood Mountain Resortbus
9h 2m$515–595Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take the bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Kirkwood Mountain Resortbus
9h 55m$215–591Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Sacramentobus
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
- Take the taxi from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Caples Laketaxi
22h 5m$255–328Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
- Take the bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Kirkwood Mountain Resortbus Kirkwood
23h 9m$230–273
Phoenix (PHX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Caples Lake is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Caples Lake is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 5h 52m and costs $260 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix to Caples Lake. However, there are services departing from Phoenix and arriving at Kirkwood Mountain Resort via King & Virginia and San Jose Park and Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 9m.
The distance between Phoenix and Caples Lake is 694 miles. The road distance is 727.6 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Caples Lake without a car is to bus and taxi via Stockton which takes 20h 32m and costs $250 - $340.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Phoenix to Caples Lake, including transfers.
Phoenix to Caples Lake bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix station.
Phoenix to Caples Lake bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Caples Lake is 728 miles. It takes approximately 13h 28m to drive from Phoenix to Caples Lake.
There are 1027+ hotels available in Caples Lake.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Caples Lake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Phoenix to Caples Lake via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, King & Virginia, Santa Clara & 2nd, Santa Clara Station, Tamien Station, San Jose Park and Ride, and Kirkwood Mountain Resort in around 23h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Stateline, NV - Lakeside Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $120–150
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–130
- Titanium
- $100–106
Bus from Phoenix to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $107–111
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–130
- Titanium
- $105–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Phone
- +1 925-382-8320
- office@tahoeskitrips.net
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $104
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $104
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $104
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Jose Park and Ride to Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $104
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $70–200
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
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