There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Salinas by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)FRA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
20h 28mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)FRA - MRY
22h 44m$403–1,190Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)HAJ - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
21h 57mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)FRA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
22h 36m$530–1,541Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)NUE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
23h 55mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)LEJ - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
23h 4mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)FRA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinas
28h$434–907
Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Salinas is to train and fly which costs $430 - $950 and takes 28h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Salinas is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 22h 36m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Europe and Salinas is 5930 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 28m to get from Europe to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 9h behind Europe. It is currently 7:24 AM in Europe and 10:24 PM in Salinas.
There are 173+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Europe and Salinas, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Salinas. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, take the train to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, walk to San Jose, then take the bus to Salinas. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), walk to Olmsted / Monterey Regional Airport, take the line 7 bus to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearl, walk to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler, then take the line 20 bus to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
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
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
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