There are 10 ways to get from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto by train, bus, car, plane, bus (Greyhound), subway, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Bakersfield
best- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Van Nuys
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modesto
9h 1m$99–147Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Modesto Bus StopGreyhound US0831
10h 55m$51–112Drive 365.8 mi
- Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto365.8 mi
6h 7m$67–97Train to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Fly from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)HHR - MCE
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
7h 41m$134–252Train, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano to L.A. Union StationOC Line
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to ModestoFlixBus 2007
10h 9m$67–125Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
8h 20m$121–382Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SNA - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
8h 35m$160–290Train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Take the bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthur
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SNA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fair
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
9h 31m$118–324Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)SNA - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
9h 48m$158–341Train, tram to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Del Amo Station
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LGB - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Bay Fair
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
10h 6m$91–394
San Juan Capistrano to Modesto by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto is to bus which costs $50 - $120 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto is to drive which takes 6h 7m and costs $65 - $100.
The distance between San Juan Capistrano and Modesto is 380 miles. The road distance is 367.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto without a car is to train and bus via Bakersfield which takes 9h 1m and costs $95 - $150.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Juan Capistrano to Modesto is 368 miles. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Modesto.
There are 67+ hotels available in Modesto.
What companies run services between San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop once daily. Tickets cost $45–100 and the journey takes 9h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Juan Capistrano to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Anaheim
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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 Santa Ana Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Katella to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
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