There are 6 ways to get from Macas to Salinas by bus, plane, train, car, or subway
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 Cuenca, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Take the bus from Macas to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)CUE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
22h 1m$208–773Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Macas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)UIO - MRY
24h 55m$241–886Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the bus from Macas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)UIO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
23h 33m$307–939Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Drive from Macas to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)GYE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
20h 37m$239–836Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Macas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)UIO - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salinas
27h 22m$348–1,218Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Macas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)UIO - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
24h 8m$302–1,186
Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macas to Salinas is to bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $300 - $950 and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Macas to Salinas is to drive and fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 20h 37m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Macas and Salinas is 4197 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 1m to get from Macas to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 3h behind Macas. It is currently 7:02 PM in Macas and 4:02 PM in Salinas.
There are 171+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Macas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador and Salinas, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Macas to Salinas. However, you can take the bus to Cuenca, walk to Cuenca (CUE) 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 bus to Quito Terminal Carcelén, take the bus to Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) 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.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Salvador, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Salvador, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Salvador, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Mexico City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Houston, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +593 072702342
- ventas@coopmacas.com
- Website
- coopmacas.com
Bus from Macas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Macas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Macas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
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