There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Monterey by plane, shuttle, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MEL - MRY
22h 22m$436–1,516Fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
20h 34m$548–1,288Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MEL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
21h 34m$863–2,778Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MEL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
27h 14m$802–2,525Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MEL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus
28h 26m$631–2,249
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 20h 34m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Monterey is 7914 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 22m to get from Melbourne to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 19h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:58 PM in Melbourne and 10:58 PM in Monterey.
There are 289+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Qantas fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $65–75
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $65–75
- Standard Rate
- $69–74
Shuttle from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–65
- Standard Rate
- $57–60
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–65
- Standard Rate
- $57–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- 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 Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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