Bakersfield to Sacramento runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:41 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €21.08 and €65.24, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 2m over 482 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€21.08 to €65.24
- 163%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Bakersfield
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:41First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
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Buying this journey
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €54.08Fri18
- about €66.18Sat19
- about €50.23Sun20
- about €42.53Mon21
- about €35.93Tue22
- about €41.43Wed23
- about €48.03Thu24
- about €37.03Fri25
- about €34.83Sat26
- about €35.93Sun27
- about €27.68Mon28
- about €32.08Tue29
- about €29.33Wed30
- about €33.73Thu1
- about €27.68Fri2
- about €28.78Sat3
- about €24.38Sun4
- about €24.93Mon5
- about €21.08Tue6
- about €24.38Wed7
- about €27.68Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Sacramento. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Sacramento for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Bakersfield to Sacramento
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €26.5890 days
- €20.5360 days
- €22.7345 days
- €24.3830 days
- €27.6821 days
- €33.7314 days
- €48.037 days
- €50.233 days
- €54.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €20.53.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 163 percent. The dearest point is €54.08, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Bakersfield to Sacramento and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
482 km
419 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
373,640 → 524,943
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 482 km against 419 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Turlock, Merced, Madera, Lodi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Sacramento Valley Station
Most of the points near Sacramento Valley Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Bakersfield to Sacramento
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
The fastest journey from Bakersfield to Sacramento takes 4h 2m door to door, of which 3h 18m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 27m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
The cheapest fare from Bakersfield to Sacramento is €21.08, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €42.53. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
The cheapest way from Bakersfield to Sacramento is by coach, at €21.08 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 7h 20m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
The fastest way from Bakersfield to Sacramento is by train, at 4h 2m door to door. Only 3h 18m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €65.24.
When should I book Bakersfield to Sacramento?
Fares from Bakersfield to Sacramento bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €20.53. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 163 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bakersfield to Sacramento?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bakersfield to Sacramento, at €27.68. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bakersfield to Sacramento?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bakersfield to Sacramento, at €20.53 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
No operator record names Bakersfield to Sacramento directly. Altamont Corridor Express, Amtrak San Joaquins, San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
43 percent of the services we sell from Bakersfield to Sacramento are direct. The rest connect at Turlock, Merced, Madera, Lodi, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Bakersfield to Sacramento produce?
Travelling from Bakersfield to Sacramento by coach produces about 13.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 15.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Bakersfield to Sacramento use?
Services from Bakersfield to Sacramento by train leave from Bakersfield and arrive at Sacramento Valley Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Bakersfield to Sacramento?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Bakersfield to Sacramento allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bakersfield to Sacramento on 17 September 2026: 482 km of route against 419 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €21.08, and 4h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sacramento is somebody else's catalogue.
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The two ends, compared
Bakersfield reaches 45 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 109 to 2,296 km. Sacramento reaches 79 places in 3 countries, from 50 to 4,023 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Bakersfield
- 45Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators
Arriving in Sacramento
Leaving Sacramento
- 79Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 21Operators