There are 10 ways to get from Sacramento to Baltimore by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SMF - BWI
6h 58m$204–855Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
9h 31m$188–696Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
2d 16h$246–633Train via Washington
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
2d 21h$351–1,290Drive 2,717 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Baltimorecar 2,717 mi
42h 56m$496–717Fly Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SMF - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
9h 12m$508–2,710Fly Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SMF - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
8h 45m$236–1,164Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
10h 2m$422–2,251Train, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
2d 22h$321–574Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
3d 4h$337–664
Sacramento to Baltimore by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Baltimore is to bus which costs $240 - $650 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Baltimore is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Baltimore station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Sacramento to Baltimore station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at Baltimore Penn Station via Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Sacramento and Baltimore is 2423 miles. The road distance is 2732.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Baltimore without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $240 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Sacramento to Baltimore, including transfers.
Sacramento to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sacramento station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Baltimore is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $200 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $650 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Baltimore, MD, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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 Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sacramento to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Baltimore is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 2:42 PM in Sacramento and 5:42 PM in Baltimore.
Sacramento to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Baltimore is 2733 miles. It takes approximately 42h 56m to drive from Sacramento to Baltimore.
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