There are 8 ways to get from Cleveland to Salinas by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
10h 1m$226–370Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CLE - MRY
11h 13m$198–810Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
2d 17h$777–1,779Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Cambridgebus
- Take the bus from Cambridge, OH 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
2d 17h$441–869Drive 2,539.9 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Salinascar 2,539.9 mi
39h 45m$464–670Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLE - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
11h 9m$254–706Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CLE - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 30m$250–946Train to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PIT - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
14h 21m$432–932
Cleveland to Salinas by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $220 - $370 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs $220 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Cleveland and arriving at Salinas via Cambridge, OH, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Cleveland to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Amtrak and arriving at Salinas via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Cleveland and Salinas is 2277 miles. The road distance is 2554.7 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Salinas without a car is to train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $750 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Cleveland to Salinas, including transfers.
Cleveland to Salinas bus services, operated by GoBus, depart from Cleveland station.
Cleveland to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Cleveland Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Salinas is to train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $750 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $900 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also fly, which costs $190 - $850 and takes 11h 13m.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Cleveland Amtrak to Salinas via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville in around 2d 17h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cleveland to Salinas via Cambridge, Cambridge, OH, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- Go bus
Bus from Cleveland to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Go bus
- Book at
- Go bus booking
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cambridge, OH to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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More Questions & Answers
Cleveland to Salinas bus services, operated by GoBus, arrive at Cambridge station.
Salinas is 3h behind Cleveland. It is currently 11:53 PM in Cleveland and 8:53 PM in Salinas.
Cleveland to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Salinas is 2555 miles. It takes approximately 39h 45m to drive from Cleveland to Salinas.
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