There are 7 ways to get from Sacramento to Pyramid Lake by bus, unknown, train, plane, 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, travel (Greyhound)
best- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno AmtrakGreyhound US0870
- Walk from Reno Amtrak to Pyramid Lake
3h 33mTrain, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to RenoCalifornia Zephyr
- Walk from Reno to Pyramid Lake
6h 17mFly from Sacramento International Airport, travel
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)SMF - RNO
- Walk from Reno-Airport-RNO to Pyramid Lake
6h 5mBus, travel via Sparks (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno AmtrakGreyhound US0870
- Walk from Donatello Drive at Desert Skies Middle School to Pyramid Lake
4h 23mBus, travel via Sparks #2 (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Sacramento to RenoAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Walk from Donatello Drive at Desert Skies Middle School to Pyramid Lake
5h 13mTrain, travel via Sparks (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to RenoCalifornia Zephyr
- Walk from Donatello Drive at Desert Skies Middle School to Pyramid Lake
7h 7mTrain, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)SFO - RNO
- Walk from Reno-Airport-RNO to Pyramid Lake
6h 8m
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sacramento and Pyramid Lake is 170 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Pyramid Lake without a car is to bus and travel which takes 3h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Sacramento to Pyramid Lake, including transfers.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Pyramid Lake, NV, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sacramento to Pyramid Lake. However, you can take the bus to Reno Amtrak then travel to Pyramid Lake. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sacramento to Pyramid Lake via Reno in around 6h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- 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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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 Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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