There are 9 ways to get from Tacoma to Tehachapi by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SEA - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
11h 17mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ride100
24h 10m$121–211Bus, train via San Jose
- Take the bus from Pacific Ave & S 19th St to 4th Ave S & Jackson St590 / ...
- Take the train from Seattle to San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ride100
35h 6m$175–360Drive 1,036.8 mi
- Drive from Tacoma to Tehachapi1,036.8 mi
17h 36m$190–274Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)SEA - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride
10h 10mFly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SEA - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride
11h 15mFly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SEA - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ride
10h 33m$149–745Fly to Ontario International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)SEA - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride
12h 37mBus, train
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave S & Jackson St594 / ...
- Take the train from Seattle to Santa Barbara
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
40h 13m
Tacoma to Tehachapi by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Tehachapi is to bus which costs $120 - $220 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Tehachapi is to fly and bus which takes 10h 33m and costs $140 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacoma to Tehachapi. However, there are services departing from Tacoma and arriving at Tehachapi Park & Ride via Sacramento Bus Station and Bakersfield Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
The distance between Tacoma and Tehachapi is 1144 miles. The road distance is 1042.8 miles.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Tehachapi without a car is to bus which takes 24h 10m and costs $120 - $220.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Tacoma to Tehachapi, including transfers.
Tacoma to Tehachapi bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tacoma station.
Tacoma to Tehachapi bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Tehachapi is 1043 miles. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Tacoma to Tehachapi.
There are 18+ hotels available in Tehachapi.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Tehachapi, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tacoma to Tehachapi Park & Ride via Sacramento Bus Station, Bakersfield Train Station, and Bakersfield Amtrak in around 24h 10m.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $11–15
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $12–17
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $80–140
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $29–90
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Pacific Ave & S 19th St to 4th Ave S & Jackson St
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave S & Jackson St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
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