There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Salinas by plane, train, bus, shuttle, taxi, 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 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
16h 39mFly Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CUE - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
18h 38m$361–1,184Fly Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CUE - MRY
24h 37m$474–1,482Taxi 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
17h 31mTaxi 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
19h 56m$390–1,143Fly 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
19h 54m
Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to taxi and fly which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 18h 38m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Cuenca and Salinas is 4060 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Cuenca to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 2h behind Cuenca. It is currently 6:40 PM in Cuenca and 4:40 PM in Salinas.
There are 114+ 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
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, San Salvador, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- 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
- 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
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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