There are 10 ways to get from Tehachapi to Truckee by bus, train, car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Bishop
best- Take the bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Reno - Tahoe International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrivebus
12h$170–214Drive 393.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Tehachapi to Truckeecar 393.3 mi
7h 31m$72–104Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
22h 36m$210–449Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BUR - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrivebus
8h 38mBus
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride WB to Bakersfield Amtrakbus 100
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Truckeebus
12h 10m$74–150Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride WB to GET Downtown Transit Centerbus 100
- Take the bus from Bakersfield - 1821 18th St International to Stocktonbus 1
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationbus
12h 38mBus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAX - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrivebus
9h 16mBus, train to Long Beach Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LGB - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrivebus
10h 43mBus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 25mBus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LAX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 58m
Tehachapi to Truckee by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tehachapi to Truckee is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Tehachapi to Truckee is to drive which takes 7h 31m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Tehachapi to Truckee. However, there are services departing from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB and arriving at Truckee Depot - Arrive via Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway, Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street and Reno Tahoe International Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Tehachapi and Truckee is 444 miles. The road distance is 395.6 miles.
The best way to get from Tehachapi to Truckee without a car is to bus via Bishop which takes 12h and costs $170 - $220.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Tehachapi to Truckee, including transfers.
Tehachapi to Truckee bus services, operated by Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, depart from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway station.
Tehachapi to Truckee bus services, operated by Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, arrive at Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tehachapi to Truckee is 396 miles. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Tehachapi to Truckee.
There are 1281+ hotels available in Truckee.
What companies run services between Tehachapi, CA, USA and Truckee, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to Truckee Depot - Arrive via Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway, Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street, Reno - Tahoe International Airport, and Reno Tahoe International Airport in around 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Reno - Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- (833) 709 8080
- Website
- northlaketahoeexpress.com
Bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Truckee Depot - Arrive
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $99
- Website
- https://northlaketahoeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride WB to Bakersfield Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Sacramento to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride EB to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride WB to Bakersfield Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride WB to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Bakersfield - 1821 18th St International to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $40–65
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