There are 7 ways to get from Machala to Salinas by taxi, plane, train, bus, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane GYE - MRY
19h 50m$344–1,035Fly Santa Rosa Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ETR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
23h 33m$293–979Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GYE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
17h 41m$320–878Fly Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ETR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
28h 51m$508–1,876Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GYE - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
19h 7m$576–1,786Fly Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ETR - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
25h 32m$619–2,287Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GYE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
23h 27m$366–881
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Salinas is to taxi and fly and train which costs $360 - $900 and takes 23h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Salinas is to taxi and fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 17h 41m and costs $320 - $900.
The distance between Machala and Salinas is 3957 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 50m to get from Machala to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 3h behind Machala. It is currently 7:22 AM in Machala and 4:22 AM in Salinas.
There are 190+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Salinas, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Machala to Salinas. However, you can take the taxi to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE 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. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE 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.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- 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 Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $45–55
- Standard Rate
- $49–52
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 98 403 7180
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 991085345
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 99 987 6000
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 98 403 7180
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 991085345
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 99 987 6000
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 98 403 7180
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 991085345
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 99 987 6000
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 98 403 7180
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 991085345
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 99 987 6000
- Website
- facebook.com
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