There are 10 ways to get from Riverside, CA to Modesto by bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus 2015 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
9h 40m$54–140Bus via Bakersfield #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Modestobus
14h 25m$51–93Drive 365.5 mi
- Drive from Riverside, CA to Modestocar 365.5 mi
6h 11m$67–97Bus to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane HHR - MCE
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
7h 48m$98–249Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CAbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modestobus
9h 49m$107–167Line 1 bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from University Ave. + University Village to Vine St. Mobility Hubbus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrakbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
7h 50mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane LAX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
8h 19m$94–411Line 1 bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from University Ave. + University Village to Vine St. Mobility Hubbus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrakbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
8h 40mFly Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ONT - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
9h 3m$136–789Bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
10h 11m$105–591
Riverside, CA to Modesto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside, CA to Modesto is to bus via Bakersfield which costs $50 - $95 and takes 14h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside, CA to Modesto is to drive which takes 6h 11m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside, CA to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Riverside and arriving at Modesto Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
The distance between Riverside, CA and Modesto is 387 miles. The road distance is 367.6 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside, CA to Modesto without a car is to bus which takes 9h 40m and costs $50 - $140.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Riverside, CA to Modesto, including transfers.
Riverside, CA to Modesto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Riverside station.
Riverside, CA to Modesto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Modesto is 3h behind Riverside, CA. It is currently 12:10 AM in Riverside, CA and 9:10 PM in Modesto.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside, CA to Modesto is 368 miles. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Riverside, CA to Modesto.
What companies run services between Riverside, CA, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Riverside to Modesto Bus Stop via Los Angeles Downtown and Los Angeles Union Station in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Bay Fair to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
Bus from Bakersfield to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $23–35
- Titanium
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from University Ave. + University Village to Vine St. Mobility Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Book your Riverside, CA to Modesto bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 70+ hotels available in Modesto.















