There are 10 ways to get from Riverside to Grass Valley by plane, train, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Fly Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ONT - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
7h 47m$129–726Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Corona - North Main to Santa Anatrain
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from P St & 5th St to Auburn Stationbus 60
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus 5
19h 39m$78–191Bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus 5
16h 23mTrain, bus via Los Angeles
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus 5
20h 29m$90–154Drive 486.3 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Grass Valleycar 486.3 mi
8h 23m$89–129Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LAX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
8h 59m$103–472Fly Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
10h 27m$161–818Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SNA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
10h 28m$114–589Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
9h 56m$108–528Train to Long Beach Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LGB - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
10h 17m$116–592
Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Grass Valley is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Grass Valley is to fly and train and bus which takes 7h 47m and costs $120 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Grass Valley. However, there are services departing from Riverside and arriving at Tinloy St at Bank St via Bakersfield Train Station, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento and Nevada St at Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 23m.
The distance between Riverside and Grass Valley is 487 miles. The road distance is 489.1 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Grass Valley without a car is to bus which takes 16h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Riverside to Grass Valley, including transfers.
Riverside to Grass Valley bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Riverside station.
Riverside to Grass Valley bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Bakersfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Grass Valley is 489 miles. It takes approximately 8h 23m to drive from Riverside to Grass Valley.
There are 90+ hotels available in Grass Valley.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Grass Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Riverside to Tinloy St at Bank St via Bakersfield, Bakersfield Train Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, 7Th St & H St, Sacramento, Auburn Amtrak, and Nevada St at Amtrak Station in around 16h 23m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Corona - North Main to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 530.477.0103
- GoldCountryStage@co.nevada.ca.us
- Website
- nevadacountyca.gov
Bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3456/Transit-Services
- Schedules at
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2258/Route-Schedules-and-Maps
- Seniors 65+, disabled, youth 6-17
- $1–2
- Adult 18+
- $1–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Riverside to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 530-745-7570
- Website
- placercountytransit.com
Bus from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://placercountytransit.com
Bus from P St & 5th St to Auburn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://placercountytransit.com
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