There are 10 ways to get from Phoenix to Chico by plane, train, bus (Amtrak), bus, car, subway, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
6h 29m$130–744Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Stocktonbus Nogales
- Take the bus from Stockton to Chico Amtrakbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
16h 59mBus, train via Fontana
- Take the bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Fontana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtraktrain
24h 7m$170–311Drive 837.2 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Chicocar 837.2 mi
13h 44m$153–221Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
9h 22m$141–643Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
9h 43m$354–1,684Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
10h 18m$161–733Bus via Sacramento
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Sacramentobus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Chico Amtrakbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
20h 51mBus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1000 / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtraktrain Coast Starlight
24h 11m$135–317Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Phoenix to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtraktrain
24h 58m$214–419
Phoenix to Chico by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Chico is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Chico is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Phoenix and Chico is 749 miles. The road distance is 842.1 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Chico without a car is to bus which takes 16h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Phoenix to Chico, including transfers.
Chico is 1h behind Phoenix. It is currently 1:24 AM in Phoenix and 12:24 AM in Chico.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Chico is 842 miles. It takes approximately 13h 44m to drive from Phoenix to Chico.
There are 42+ hotels available in Chico.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Chico, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Phoenix, AZ to Chico Amtrak via Stockton and Stockton in around 16h 59m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fontana to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- 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
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $91–96
Bus from Phoenix to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–130
- Titanium
- $97–101
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Stockton to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
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