There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca to Salinas by plane, train, bus, shuttle, subway, or taxi
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Fly Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CUE - MRY
26h 40m$435–1,341Fly Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- 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 35m$269–890Fly 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 SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
18h 31m$495–1,661Fly 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 7m$545–1,324Taxi 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 28m$377–1,033
Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $260 - $900 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 16h 35m and costs $260 - $900.
The distance between Cuenca and Salinas is 3922 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 40m to get from Cuenca to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 2h behind Cuenca. It is currently 3:48 AM in Cuenca and 1:48 AM in Salinas.
There are 136+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
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