There are 9 ways to get from Sacramento to Pontiac by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, bus, 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.
Fly Sacramento International Airport to Detroit, train
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)plane SMF - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 48m$192–783Fly Sacramento International Airport to Capital Region International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SMF - LAN
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Pontiacbus
14h 30m$143–594Bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Stationbus
2d 5hTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain Wolverine
2d 9h$1,442–2,227Drive 2,305.7 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Pontiaccar 2,305.7 mi
35h 50m$421–608Fly Sacramento International Airport to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane SMF - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint to Pontiacbus
9h 48m$164–619Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 21m$205–561Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 18m$264–663Fly Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SMF - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Pontiacbus
13h 22m$152–607
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Pontiac is to train and BART and fly which costs $200 - $600 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Pontiac is to fly and train which takes 8h 48m and costs $190 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Pontiac station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Pontiac Amtrak Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Sacramento to Pontiac station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at Pontiac Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Sacramento and Pontiac is 2076 miles. The road distance is 2319.2 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Pontiac without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Sacramento to Pontiac, including transfers.
Sacramento to Pontiac bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Pontiac train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sacramento station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Pontiac is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,400 - $2,300 and takes 2 days 9h.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Pontiac, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 5h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sacramento to Pontiac Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Flint to Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
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Sacramento to Pontiac bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Pontiac is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 22:21 in Sacramento and 01:21 in Pontiac.
Sacramento to Pontiac train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Pontiac is 2319 miles. It takes approximately 35h 50m to drive from Sacramento to Pontiac.
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