There are 6 ways to get from Placerville to Elko by taxi, train, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Placerville to Colfax Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Elko Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
10h$181–317Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Stateline Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Douglas County Community/Senior Centerbus 22
- Take the bus from Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395 to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431bus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Elkobus
12h 18m$60–97Drive 390.1 mi
- Drive from Placerville to Elkocar 390.1 mi
6h 40m$72–103Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Elko Regional Airport (EKO)plane SMF - EKO
7h 46m$92–469Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Stateline Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airportbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Elko Regional Airport (EKO)plane RNO - EKO
9h 29m$104–428Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Elko Regional Airport (EKO)plane OAK - EKO
9h 46m$108–460
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Elko Regional Airport (EKO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Placerville to Elko is to bus which costs $55 - $100 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Placerville to Elko is to drive which takes 6h 40m and costs $70 - $110.
The distance between Placerville and Elko is 449 miles. The road distance is 392.4 miles.
The best way to get from Placerville to Elko without a car is to taxi and train which takes 10h and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Placerville to Elko, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Placerville to Elko is 392 miles. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Placerville to Elko.
There are 25+ hotels available in Elko.
What companies run services between Placerville, CA, USA and Elko, NV, USA?
You can take a bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Elko via Stateline Transit Center, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Sparks Transit Center, and Elko in around 12h 18m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Elko Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Elko Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Elko Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Elko Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40–100
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $50–150
- Business - advance purchase
- $70–310
- Business Class
- $110–350
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Stateline Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://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
- Phone
- (530) 541-7149
- transit@tahoetransportation.org
- Website
- tahoetransportation.org
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Douglas County Community/Senior Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Tahoe Transportation
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395 to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Elko
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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