There are 10 ways to get from Sandpoint to Chico by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Train, fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GEG - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
8h 51m$134–560Train, bus
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Chico Bus Stationbus
24h 54m$167–308Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Portlandtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Portland to Chico Amtraktrain Coast Starlight
25h 12m$325–657Drive 788.3 mi
- Drive from Sandpoint to Chicocar 788.3 mi
14h 43m$144–208Train, fly to Redding Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane GEG - RDD
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtraktrain
12h 47m$150–598Train, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GEG - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
11h 56m$169–644Train, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GEG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
12h 28m$139–472Train, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GEG - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
13h 5m$180–649Train, bus via Seattle
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Seattle Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Seattle to Chico Amtraktrain
29h 31m$312–663Train via Seattle (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sandpoint Station to Seattletrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Seattle to Chico Amtraktrain Coast Starlight
29h 51m$369–735
Sandpoint to Chico by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandpoint to Chico is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sandpoint to Chico is to train and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Sandpoint station to Chico. However, there are services departing from Sandpoint Station and arriving at Chico Amtrak via Portland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 12m.
The distance between Sandpoint and Chico is 825 miles. The road distance is 792.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sandpoint to Chico without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 54m and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Sandpoint to Chico, including transfers.
Sandpoint to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sandpoint Station.
Sandpoint to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Portland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandpoint to Chico is 793 miles. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Sandpoint to Chico.
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What companies run services between Sandpoint, ID, USA and Chico, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Sandpoint Station to Chico Amtrak via Portland in around 25h 12m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandpoint Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Seattle Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $110–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Spokane to Seattle Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Seattle Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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