There are 9 ways to get from Atlanta to Salinas by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ATL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h 15m$234–856Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ATL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
9h 37m$144–530Bus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus
2d 8h$403–772Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus
2d 12h$616–1,294Drive 2,377.5 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Salinascar 2,377.5 mi
38h 7m$434–627Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ATL - MRY
11h 10m$148–610Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ATL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 32m$218–898Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ATL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salinastrain
12h 55m$264–1,026Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Peachtree Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
2d 21h$736–1,716
Atlanta to Salinas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $140 - $550 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 15m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta station to Salinas station. However, there are services departing from Atlanta Bus Station and arriving at Salinas Train Station via Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Atlanta station to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Peachtree Station and arriving at Salinas via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Atlanta and Salinas is 2195 miles. The road distance is 2391.4 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Atlanta to Salinas, including transfers.
Atlanta to Salinas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Atlanta Bus Station.
Atlanta to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Peachtree Station.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Salinas is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $400 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 11h 10m, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Salinas Train Station via Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 2d 8h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Peachtree Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Atlanta to Salinas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Salinas is 3h behind Atlanta. It is currently 10:59 AM in Atlanta and 7:59 AM in Salinas.
Atlanta to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to Salinas is 2391 miles. It takes approximately 38h 7m to drive from Atlanta to Salinas.
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