There are 6 ways to get from Cusco to Salinas by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)CUZ - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
18h 29m$403–1,341Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)CUZ - MRY
17h 18m$311–1,094Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)CUZ - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
18h 6m$375–869Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)CUZ - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
18h 11m$377–1,307Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)CUZ - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinas
22h 34m$437–1,007Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)CUZ - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi St
22h 2m$518–1,825
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $370 - $900 and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Salinas is to fly which takes 17h 18m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between Cusco and Salinas is 4874 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Cusco to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 3h behind Cusco. It is currently 10:47 AM in Cusco and 7:47 AM in Salinas.
There are 168+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Salinas, CA, USA?
LATAM Chile, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lima, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Lima, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lima, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- 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
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- 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
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
- Estimated price
- $39–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $12–25
- Titanium
- $14–25
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
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
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