Cheapest€15.19
- San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority SJ563706:4559m07:44Modesto stationMadera
Door to door 1h 43mCO2 4.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Modesto to Madera costs €15.19 at the cheapest and takes 1h 42m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 129 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 129 km
- Fastest
- 1h 42m
- Average
- 1h 45m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €15.19
- CO2 per passenger
- 4.3 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 43m | 59m | 44m | €18.49 | 4.3 kg | 6 |
- 1h 43mFastest, by Train
- €18.49Cheapest, by Train
- 4.3 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 129 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€19.04
- Amtrak A667106:3559m07:34Modesto stationMadera
Door to door 1h 43mCO2 4.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Modesto to Madera | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €48.74 | €41.04 | €39.94 | €28.39 | €24.54 | €22.34 | €24.54 | €25.09 | €22.34 | €24.54 | €25.09 | €18.49 | €21.79 | €21.78 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €15.19
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When to book Modesto to Madera
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.1990 days
- €16.8460 days
- €18.4945 days
- €16.2930 days
- €20.1421 days
- €21.7814 days
- €24.547 days
- €39.943 days
- €48.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €15.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 221 percent. The most expensive point is €48.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €25.09Sun
- €18.49Mon
- €21.79Tue
- €21.78Wed
- €25.09Thu
- €22.34Fri
- €24.54Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €22.34Sep
- €17.39Oct
- €16.84Nov
- €15.74Dec
- €19.04Jan
- €12.99Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 129 km against 112 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 Elk Grove, Merced, Stockton, Lodi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Modesto at 06:35 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Modesto
Rail
- Modesto station
- Modesto Transportation Center
Bus
- Modesto Greyhound Bus Station
- Southern Pacific Depot - Modesto
Madera
Rail
- Madera
- Madera station
- Storey Train Station
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €16.29 | 1h 42m |
| San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority | €15.19 | 1h 43m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €12.00 | 79% |
| Taxes | €1.20 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 13% |
| Total you pay | €15.19 | 100% |
We cannot promise Madera still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Madera
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Modesto to Madera
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Modesto to Madera?
The fastest journey from Modesto to Madera takes 1h 42m door to door, of which 59m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 45m, 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 Modesto to Madera?
The cheapest fare from Modesto to Madera is €15.19, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €25.37. 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 Modesto to Madera?
The cheapest way from Modesto to Madera is by Train, at €18.49 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 1h 43m 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.
When should I book Modesto to Madera?
Fares from Modesto to Madera bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €15.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 221 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Modesto to Madera?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Modesto to Madera, at €18.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Modesto to Madera?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Modesto to Madera, at €12.99 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 service from Modesto to Madera?
2 operators sell services from Modesto to Madera across 1 modes: Amtrak, San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Modesto to Madera?
33 percent of the services we sell from Modesto to Madera are direct. The rest connect at Elk Grove, Merced, Stockton, Lodi, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Modesto to Madera use?
Services from Modesto to Madera by Train leave from Modesto station and arrive at Madera. 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 Modesto to Madera?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Modesto to Madera 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
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.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Modesto to Madera on September 9, 2026: 129 km of route against 112 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €15.19, and 1h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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