There are 10 ways to get from Bend to Salinas by plane, train, bus, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, 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 Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDM - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
6h 32m$67–297Fly Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane RDM - MRY
8h 9m$62–365Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Officebus Basin Connect North
- Take the train from Chemult to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
18h 29m$132–334Amtrak Thruway, bus
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Take the bus from Eugene to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Salinasbus
19h 49m$112–226Drive 577.6 mi
- Drive from Bend to Salinascar 577.6 mi
10h 19m$106–153Fly Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RDM - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h$169–766Amtrak Thruway to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane EUG - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 45m$190–747Amtrak Thruway to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugenebus
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EUG - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
9h 13m$113–378Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PDX - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h 32m$194–919Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PDX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
9h 57m$142–707
Bend to Salinas by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bend to Salinas is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bend to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 6h 32m and costs $65 - $300.
The distance between Bend and Salinas is 578 miles. The road distance is 580.9 miles.
The best way to get from Bend to Salinas without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 29m and costs $130 - $340.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Bend to Salinas, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bend to Salinas is to Amtrak Thruway and bus which takes 19h 49m and costs $110 - $230. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $60 - $370 and takes 8h 9m.
Yes, the driving distance between Bend to Salinas is 581 miles. It takes approximately 10h 19m to drive from Bend to Salinas.
There are 190+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Bend, OR, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bend, OR to Salinas via Eugene, Sacramento Bus Station, Oakland, West Oakland, Lake Merritt, and Oakland in around 19h 49m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 3 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chemult to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Oakland to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- ASK@Basintransit.com
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bend, OR to Jaqua Academic Center - Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Eugene to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $45–55
- Standard Rate
- $49–52
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–62
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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