There are 8 ways to get from Fort Collins to Monterey by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train, subway, shuttle, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Denver, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane DEN - MRY
6h 44m$129–489Bus
- Take the bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
32h 51mBus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
40h 23m$828–1,301Drive 1,282.9 mi
- Drive from Fort Collins to Montereycar 1,282.9 mi
19h 52m$220–317Taxi to Cheyenne Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the taxi from Fort Collins to Cheyenne-Airport-CYStaxi
- Fly from Cheyenne Airport (CYS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CYS - MRY
10h 25m$213–605Bus to Denver, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DEN - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
7h 33m$171–566Bus to Denver, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DEN - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
8h 48m$161–336Bus to Denver, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DEN - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 18m$177–540
Denver (DEN) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort Collins to Monterey is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 19h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Collins to Monterey is to bus and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $120 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort Collins to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Landline - CSU Transit Center and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Harmony Transfer Centre, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, San Jose and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 51m.
The distance between Fort Collins and Monterey is 1040 miles. The road distance is 1290.4 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Collins to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 32h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Fort Collins to Monterey, including transfers.
Fort Collins to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Harmony Transfer Centre station.
Fort Collins to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Monterey is 1h behind Fort Collins. It is currently 3:14 PM in Fort Collins and 2:14 PM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Collins to Monterey is 1290 miles. It takes approximately 19h 52m to drive from Fort Collins to Monterey.
What companies run services between Fort Collins, CO, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Landline - CSU Transit Center to Tyler / Franklin via Landline - Harmony Transfer Center, Harmony Transfer Centre, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 32h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Denver to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- Landline
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Landline
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Landline
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Landline
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Landline
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Adult
- $45
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Adult
- $45
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Adult
- $45
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Bus from CSU Transit to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Adult
- $45
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Bustang
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