There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Salinas by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), 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 Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
10h 3m$161–598Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PVD - MRY
16h 18m$151–673Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
3d 5h$593–1,130Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 8h$886–2,031Drive 3,178.6 mi
- Drive from Boston to Salinascar 3,178.6 mi
2d 2h$581–838Fly Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BOS - MRY
11h 28m$182–752Fly Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOS - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
11h 17m$351–1,354Fly Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 47m$291–1,163Fly Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BOS - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
14h 21m$267–1,099Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d 11h$770–1,713
Boston to Salinas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $160 - $600 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 10h 3m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Salinas via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Salinas via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Boston and Salinas is 2809 miles. The road distance is 3197.2 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $550 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Boston to Salinas, including transfers.
Boston to Salinas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Salinas is to bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $550 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $2,100 and takes 3 days 8h, you could also fly, which costs $180 - $750 and takes 11h 28m.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Boston to Salinas via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 3d 5h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Boston to Salinas via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- 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 Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- 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
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–16
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
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $12–25
- Titanium
- $14–26
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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More Questions & Answers
Boston to Salinas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Salinas is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 3:39 PM in Boston and 12:39 PM in Salinas.
Boston to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Salinas is 3197 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Boston to Salinas.
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