There are 10 ways to get from Florida to Salinas by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane TPA - MRY
12h 10m$157–709Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FLL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 10m$134–503Bus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
2d 19h$525–1,016Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
2d 23h$742–1,708Drive 2,626.1 mi
- Drive from Jacksonville to Salinascar 2,626.1 mi
43h 33m$480–693Fly Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MCO - MRY
12h 18m$137–609Fly Tampa to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TPA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 6m$144–602Fly Orlando to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 8m$404–702Fly Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MIA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
10h 55m$155–603Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d 22h$1,117–2,513
Florida to Salinas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florida to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $130 - $550 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Florida to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 10h 55m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Florida to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Newnan St + Ashley St and arriving at Salinas via Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Florida and Salinas is 2400 miles. The road distance is 2641.4 miles.
The best way to get from Florida to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Florida to Salinas, including transfers.
Florida to Salinas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Jacksonville station.
The best way to get from Florida to Salinas is to fly which takes 12h 10m and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 19h.
Florida to Salinas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Salinas is 3h behind Florida. It is currently 11:04 PM in Florida and 8:04 PM in Salinas.
What companies run services between Florida, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Tampa (TPA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newnan St + Ashley St to Salinas via JRTC Bay J, Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tampa to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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