There are 9 ways to get from Boston to Salinas by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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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
9h 52m$186–651Bus
- Take the bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus
3d 5h$555–1,067Bus, 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 7h$822–1,806Drive 3,177.9 mi
- Drive from Boston to Salinascar 3,177.9 mi
2d 2h$580–838Fly Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BOS - MRY
11h 8m$200–771Fly 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 7m$299–1,060Fly 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$289–1,074Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- 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 20m$205–823Train (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$956–2,171
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 $180 - $650 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 9h 52m and costs $180 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston station to Salinas station. However, there are services departing from South Station and arriving at Salinas Train Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. 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 3196.4 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $550 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Boston to Salinas, including transfers.
Boston to Salinas bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from South 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 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $800 and takes 11h 8m, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 8h.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from South Station to Salinas Train Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 3d 5h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $9–16
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
- $18–29
- 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
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- 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
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Boston to Salinas bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Salinas is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 3:36 PM in Boston and 12:36 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 3196 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Boston to Salinas.
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