There are 8 ways to get from Vacaville to Riverside by bus, plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
6h 34m$97–576Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
14h 53m$67–115Train
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
18h 45m$132–295Drive 445.4 mi
- Drive from Vacaville to Riversidecar 445.4 mi
7h 36m$82–118Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SFO - ONT
6h 51m$89–461Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SJC - ONT
7h 36m$108–631Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Fairfield Transportation Centerbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SMF - ONT
- Take the bus from Ontario Amtrak to Riversidebus
7h 56m$114–647Bus
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from Oakland to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus 200
15h 50m$77–147
Vacaville to Riverside by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to Riverside is to bus and train which costs $65 - $120 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to Riverside is to bus and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs $95 - $600.
The distance between Vacaville and Riverside is 453 miles. The road distance is 448 miles.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Riverside without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 53m and costs $65 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Vacaville to Riverside, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Riverside is to train which takes 18h 45m and costs $130 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $150 and takes 15h 50m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to Riverside is 448 miles. It takes approximately 7h 36m to drive from Vacaville to Riverside.
There are 250+ hotels available in Riverside.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Riverside - Downtown via Fairfield Transportation Center, Spring St & Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak, Suisun-Fairfield, San Jose, Los Angeles, and L.A. Union Station in around 18h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Magnolia + Sunnyside via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, West Oakland, Oakland, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Artic - Dock 6, Tustin-East Village Way, Village of Orange Zone 5, and Galleria @ Tyler EB in around 15h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Fairfield Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ontario Amtrak to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
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