There are 8 ways to get from Lima to Salinas by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or subway
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIM - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
15h 14m$504–1,867Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LIM - MRY
13h 47m$267–1,021Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIM - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
15h 18m$376–1,069Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LIM - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
15h 8m$511–1,266Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane LIM - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Salinastrain
20h 3m$299–1,103Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LIM - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
19h 18m$439–1,857Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane LIM - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
18h 41m$408–1,546Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LIM - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Maria to Salinas - 116 E Alisal St
19h 15m$325–1,208
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Salinas is to fly and train which costs $430 - $1,900 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Salinas is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs $260 - $1,100.
The distance between Lima and Salinas is 4575 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Lima to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 2h behind Lima. It is currently 10:51 AM in Lima and 8:51 AM in Salinas.
There are 462+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Salinas, CA, USA?
LATAM Chile, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Houston, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Salvador, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Houston, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Mexico City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Houston, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Houston, Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Houston, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- 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 San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- 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
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
- 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
Shuttle from Santa Maria to Salinas - 116 E Alisal St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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