There are 6 ways to get from Sacramento to Cleveland by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or subway
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Fly from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SMF - CLE
8h 1m$255–1,106Bus
cheapest- 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 Cleveland Bus Stationbus
2d 6h$216–575Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Floridian / ...
2d 9h$268–540Drive 2,367.9 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Clevelandcar 2,367.9 mi
36h 47m$433–625Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
9h$229–847Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane OAK - CLE
10h 4m$261–1,037
Sacramento to Cleveland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Cleveland is to bus which costs $210 - $600 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Cleveland is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $250 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Cleveland station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Cleveland Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Sacramento to Cleveland. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at Cleveland Amtrak via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Sacramento and Cleveland is 2127 miles. The road distance is 2381.7 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Cleveland without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $210 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Sacramento to Cleveland, including transfers.
Sacramento to Cleveland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Cleveland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sacramento station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Cleveland is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $250 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $600 and takes 2 days 6h, you could also train, which costs $260 - $550 and takes 2 days 9h.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Cleveland, OH, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
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
- $210–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- +1-510-464-6000
- 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
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sacramento to Cleveland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Cleveland is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 8:41 AM in Sacramento and 11:41 AM in Cleveland.
Sacramento to Cleveland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Cleveland is 2382 miles. It takes approximately 36h 47m to drive from Sacramento to Cleveland.
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