There are 9 ways to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas by bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, plane, shuttle, or subway
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Bus
best- Take the bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CAWestminster
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train StationFlixBus 2005
8h 33m$75–182Bus, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angeles460
- Take a shuttle bus from Los Angeles to Salinas - 116 E Alisal StCbx
10h 35m$53–79Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Broadway460
- Take the train from Los Angeles to SalinasCoast Starlight
12h 41m$84–156Drive 335.4 mi
- Drive from Fountain Valley to Salinas335.4 mi
5h 48m$62–89Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SNA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
6h 5m$134–360Line 72 bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus
- Take the bus from Warner-San Bruno to Tustin Metrolink Station-Dock 3
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)LAX - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
8h 9m$55–250Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 38m$142–421Line 72 bus, line 1 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, line 29 bus
- Take the bus from Warner-Greenleaf to Warner-Pacific
- Take the bus from Pacific Coast-Warner to 7Th-Channel
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LGB - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Take the bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to N Main St/ W Rossi St
8h 31m$105–426Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
8h 53m$88–415
Fountain Valley to Salinas by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas is to bus and shuttle which costs $50 - $80 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas is to drive which takes 5h 48m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Fountain Valley and Salinas is 354 miles. The road distance is 337.3 miles.
The best way to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 8h 33m and costs $75 - $190.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fountain Valley to Salinas is 337 miles. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Fountain Valley to Salinas.
There are 168+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Fountain Valley, CA, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Salinas Train Station via Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA, Chinatown Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 8h 33m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
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
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- 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
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from ABC Supermarket - Westminster, CA to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- 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
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Warner-San Bruno to Tustin Metrolink Station-Dock 3
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Warner-Greenleaf to Warner-Pacific
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Pacific Coast-Warner to 7Th-Channel
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to N Main St/ W Rossi St
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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
Shuttle from Los Angeles to Salinas - 116 E Alisal St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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