There are 9 ways to get from Colorado to Salinas by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, 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 to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane DEN - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
7h 48m$98–450Bus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Salinasbus
32h 26m$239–441Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Denver to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
37h 38m$339–769Drive 1,235.7 mi
- Drive from Denver to Salinascar 1,235.7 mi
19h 43m$226–326Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DEN - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
7h 46m$205–866Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DEN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
7h 58m$103–382Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DEN - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
8h 17m$158–709Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DEN - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salinastrain
11h 24m$190–877Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane DEN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
10h 40m$138–644
Colorado to Salinas by bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colorado to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $100 - $390 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Colorado to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 46m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Colorado to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Salinas via Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 38m.
The distance between Colorado and Salinas is 1012 miles. The road distance is 1242.9 miles.
The best way to get from Colorado to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 32h 26m and costs $230 - $450.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Colorado to Salinas, including transfers.
Colorado to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Denver station.
The best way to get from Colorado to Salinas is to bus which takes 32h 26m and costs $230 - $450. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $330 - $800 and takes 37h 38m.
Salinas is 1h behind Colorado. It is currently 9:03 PM in Colorado and 8:03 PM in Salinas.
Colorado to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
What companies run services between Colorado, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Colfax Ave & Grant St to Salinas via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, West Oakland, Lake Merritt, and Oakland in around 32h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Denver to Salinas via Emeryville in around 37h 38m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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 15 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
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
- 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
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