There are 10 ways to get from Placerville to Carson by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, taxi
best- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)SMF - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Carson
5h 32m$254–339Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - AmtrakSac/SLT Connecting Bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union StationGreyhound US0810 / ...
12h 3m$58–192Bus via Folsom
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Iron Point station50x
- Take the bus from Huong Lan Sandwiches Sacramento to Chinatown StationSan Fran
11h 43m$60–65Bus, train
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Iron Point station50x
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
19h 40m$72–144Drive 419.7 mi
- Drive from Placerville to Carson419.7 mi
7h 10m$77–111Bus, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SMF - LAX
6h 15m$126–295Bus, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)SMF - BUR
6h 50m$116–223Bus, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)SMF - LGB
7h 29m$70–385Bus, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)SMF - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
8h 41m$92–476Bus #2
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Iron Point station50x
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Huntington Park
- Take the bus from Pacific / Florence to Artesia Station60
13h 26m$66–101
Placerville to Carson by bus, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Placerville to Carson is to bus via Folsom which costs $60 - $65 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Placerville to Carson is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 5h 32m and costs $250 - $340.
The distance between Placerville and Carson is 493 miles. The road distance is 422.2 miles.
The best way to get from Placerville to Carson without a car is to bus via Folsom which takes 11h 43m and costs $60 - $65.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Placerville to Carson, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Placerville to Carson is 422 miles. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Placerville to Carson.
There are 1695+ hotels available in Carson.
What companies run services between Placerville, CA, USA and Carson, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Harbor Fwy / Carson via Iron Point station, Iron Point Station, University/65th Street Station, University/65Th Lrt & Bay 4, 65Th St & 53Rd Ave, Huong Lan Sandwiches Sacramento, Chinatown Station, Chinatown Station, 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines, and Flower / 7th in around 11h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Iron Point station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Huong Lan Sandwiches Sacramento to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Sacramento to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–65
- Titanium
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Pacific / Florence to Artesia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
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