There are 10 ways to get from Scranton to Modesto by plane, subway, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
best- Fly from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)AVP - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
12h 20m$219–772Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)EWR - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
13h 55m$183–577Bus
- Take the bus from Scranton, PA to Harrisburg, PA
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
2d 23h$260–724Bus, train
- Take the bus from Scranton to Syracuse Bus Station
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
3d$408–799Drive 2,777.9 mi
- Drive from Scranton to Modesto2,777.9 mi
44h 8m$507–733Fly Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)AVP - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
12h 43m$313–1,196Fly Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)AVP - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
14h 17m$292–1,164Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)EWR - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
13h 20m$219–683Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)JFK - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
14h 45m$245–962Bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Station
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PHL - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
15h 9m$217–1,058
Scranton to Modesto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scranton to Modesto is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $600 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Scranton to Modesto is to fly and BART and bus which takes 12h 20m and costs $210 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Scranton to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Scranton, PA and arriving at Modesto Bus Stop via Harrisburg Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Scranton and Modesto is 2599 miles. The road distance is 2794.1 miles.
The best way to get from Scranton to Modesto without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $260 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from Scranton to Modesto, including transfers.
Scranton to Modesto bus services, operated by OurBus, depart from Scranton, PA station.
Scranton to Modesto bus services, operated by OurBus, arrive at Harrisburg, PA station.
Modesto is 3h behind Scranton. It is currently 8:35 PM in Scranton and 5:35 PM in Modesto.
Yes, the driving distance between Scranton to Modesto is 2794 miles. It takes approximately 44h 8m to drive from Scranton to Modesto.
What companies run services between Scranton, PA, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Scranton, PA to Modesto Bus Stop via Harrisburg, PA, Harrisburg Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–300
- 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 Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- 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
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Scranton, PA to Harrisburg, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Scranton, PA to Harrisburg, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $24–70
- Flexible
- $45–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Scranton to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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