There are 10 ways to get from Ventura to Modesto by train, bus, car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus (Amtrak), or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuystrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CAbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modestobus
8h 17m$105–159Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Clara and Oak WB to Hollister and Kellogg WBbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
7h 8m$49–258Drive 293.6 mi
- Drive from Ventura to Modestocar 293.6 mi
5h 54m$54–78Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ventura, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
7h 20m$113–414Bus
- Take the bus from Ventura Amtrak to Bakersfieldbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
8h 21mBus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Ventura Amtrak to Bakersfieldbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Modestobus Guadalajara
11h 7mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ventura, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
8h 14m$126–488Train to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, fly to Merced Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)plane HHR - MCE
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
8h 21m$112–257Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
8h 6m$87–412Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
8h 55m$100–496
Ventura to Modesto by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ventura to Modesto is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ventura to Modesto is to drive which takes 5h 54m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Ventura to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Ventura Amtrak and arriving at Modesto Bus Stop via Bakersfield Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
The distance between Ventura and Modesto is 362 miles. The road distance is 295.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ventura to Modesto without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 17m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Ventura to Modesto, including transfers.
Ventura to Modesto bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ventura Amtrak station.
Ventura to Modesto bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Bakersfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ventura to Modesto is 295 miles. It takes approximately 5h 54m to drive from Ventura to Modesto.
There are 71+ hotels available in Modesto.
What companies run services between Ventura, Ventura County, CA, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ventura Amtrak to Modesto Bus Stop via Bakersfield and Bakersfield Train Station in around 8h 21m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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
- $55–170
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ventura Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Ventura, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ventura Amtrak to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Bakersfield Train Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bakersfield to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $23–35
- Titanium
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 (800) 438-1112
- ridercomments@goventura.org
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from Santa Clara and Oak WB to Hollister and Kellogg WB
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.goventura.org
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