There are 7 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 SJC Airport Terminal B to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
20h 12m$395–1,387Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)CUZ - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
24h 49m$352–1,223Fly 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
20h 15m$373–716Fly 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
20h 20m$361–1,337Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)CUZ - MRY
19h 27m$464–1,739Fly 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
24h 43m$427–753Fly 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
25h 16m$491–1,832
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 - $750 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Salinas is to fly which takes 19h 27m and costs $460 - $1,800.
The distance between Cusco and Salinas is 4876 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 12m to get from Cusco to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 3h behind Cusco. It is currently 7:29 PM in Cusco and 4:29 PM in Salinas.
There are 183+ 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) 5 times a day.
- 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
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
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
- $900–2,700
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
- $650–2,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- 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
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
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
- $330–1,100
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lima, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Lima, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Lima, San Salvador, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- 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, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- 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
- $290–1,000
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
- $280–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lima, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- 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
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $40–50
- 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
- $35–45
- 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
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $12–24
- 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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