There are 10 ways to get from Thousand Oaks to Modesto by train, bus, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Moorpark Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modesto
9h 2m$82–141Bus via Van Nuys
cheapest- Take the bus from Rocketdyne Layover to Van Nuys / Keswick169
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to ModestoNogales
9h 8m$34–55Drive 315.9 mi
- Drive from Thousand Oaks to Modesto315.9 mi
5h 27m$58–84Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hampshire Rd & Townsgate Rd to Flower St & 7th St
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
8h 10m$103–427Bus
- Take the bus from Hampshire Rd & Townsgate Rd to Flower St & 7th St422 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus StopGreyhound US0831 / ...
10h 24m$51–126Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Moorpark to Burbank Airport - South
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
7h 28m$116–285Bus to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hampshire Rd & Townsgate Rd to Flower St & 7th St
- 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 58m$172–201Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hampshire Rd & Townsgate Rd to Flower St & 7th St
- 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
9h 14m$106–361Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hampshire Rd & Townsgate Rd to Flower St & 7th St
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)LAX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
9h 6m$94–448Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Moorpark to Burbank Airport - South
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BUR - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
8h 52m$99–319
Thousand Oaks to Modesto by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thousand Oaks to Modesto is to bus via Van Nuys which costs $30 - $55 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Thousand Oaks to Modesto is to drive which takes 5h 27m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Thousand Oaks to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Thousand Oaks / Skyline and arriving at Modesto via Rocketdyne Layover, Van Nuys / Keswick and Los Angeles - Pacoima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
The distance between Thousand Oaks and Modesto is 342 miles. The road distance is 317.7 miles.
The best way to get from Thousand Oaks to Modesto without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 2m and costs $80 - $150.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Thousand Oaks to Modesto, including transfers.
Thousand Oaks to Modesto bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Rocketdyne Layover station.
Thousand Oaks to Modesto bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Van Nuys / Keswick station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thousand Oaks to Modesto is 318 miles. It takes approximately 5h 27m to drive from Thousand Oaks to Modesto.
There are 65+ hotels available in Modesto.
What companies run services between Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, CA, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Thousand Oaks / Skyline to Modesto via Canoga Station, Rocketdyne Layover, Van Nuys / Keswick, Van Nuys / Laurel Canyon, and Los Angeles - Pacoima in around 9h 8m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
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 Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- aa.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
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–170
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Moorpark Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Moorpark Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from Moorpark to Burbank Airport - South
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 213-808-2273
- Website
- ladottransit.com
Bus from Hampshire Rd & Townsgate Rd to Flower St & 7th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.ladottransit.com/
- Adult
- $3–4
- 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
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Rocketdyne Layover to Van Nuys / Keswick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–50
- Titanium
- $35–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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 Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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