There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Salinas by plane, train, bus, shuttle, taxi, or subway
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Fly Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CUE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
18h 2mFly Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CUE - MRY
25h 24m$307–1,060Fly Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CUE - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
19h 7m$421–1,495Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane GYE - MRY
22h 4m$349–1,042Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GYE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
18h 15mFly Cuenca to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CUE - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
17h 25m
Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 25h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 19h 7m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Cuenca and Salinas is 4060 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Cuenca to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 3h behind Cuenca. It is currently 11:14 PM in Cuenca and 8:14 PM in Salinas.
There are 185+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Salinas, CA, USA?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., United Airlines, and LATAM Chile fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- 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
- 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
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $40–55
- Standard Rate
- $49
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593-43 66 666
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 98 870 2815
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 99 579 9995
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593-43 66 666
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 98 870 2815
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 99 579 9995
- Website
- facebook.com
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