There are 10 ways to get from Manhattan to Big Sur by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane EWR - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
10h 34m$265–797Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Salinas Train Station to Big Surtaxi
2d 23h$408–901Train, taxi
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Surtaxi
3d 8h$472–1,242Drive 3,030.1 mi
- Drive from Manhattan to Big Surcar 3,030.1 mi
2d$553–799Fly Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LGA - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
11h 3m$278–927Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane JFK - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
11h 6m$269–838Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
12h 6m$285–712Fly Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
13h 21m$428–1,477Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JFK - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
12h 32m$279–753Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroybus
- Drive from Gilroy to Big Surcar
4d 1h$401–1,071
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Big Sur is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $280 - $750 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 34m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between Manhattan and Big Sur is 2618 miles. The road distance is 3047.8 miles.
The best way to get from Manhattan to Big Sur without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 23h and costs $400 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Manhattan to Big Sur, including transfers.
Big Sur is 3h behind Manhattan. It is currently 2:52 AM in Manhattan and 11:52 PM in Big Sur.
Yes, the driving distance between Manhattan to Big Sur is 3048 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Manhattan to Big Sur.
There are 12+ hotels available in Big Sur.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Big Sur, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Manhattan to Big Sur. However, you can take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), then take the taxi to Big Sur. Alternatively, you can take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to Salinas Train Station, then take the taxi to Big Sur.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $220–650
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $340–750
- Business - advance purchase
- $470–1,800
- Business Class
- $600–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $60–75
- Standard Rate
- $70
Shuttle from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
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