There are 11 ways to get from Michigan to Monterey by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, subway, shuttle, or car
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Fly Detroit to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane DTW - MRY
10h 20m$155–705Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus
2d 12h$404–817Bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
2d 19h$766–1,664Drive 2,489.8 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Montereycar 2,489.8 mi
38h 53m$455–657Fly Detroit to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 56m$187–622Fly Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 32m$247–912Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane GRR - MRY
11h 9m$277–1,207Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GRR - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 37m$409–1,564Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MDW - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
13h 1m$346–1,270Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ORD - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
13h 15m$266–920Fly Detroit to Sacramento International Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
13h 27m$307–1,099
Michigan to Monterey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan to Monterey is to fly which costs $150 - $750 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 56m and costs $180 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Michigan to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Detroit, MI and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Downtown and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Michigan and Monterey is 2105 miles. The road distance is 2504.4 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $400 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Michigan to Monterey, including transfers.
Michigan to Monterey bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Detroit, MI station.
The best way to get from Michigan to Monterey is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $850 and takes 2 days 12h.
Michigan to Monterey bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Indianapolis, IN station.
Monterey is 3h behind Michigan. It is currently 3:11 AM in Michigan and 12:11 AM in Monterey.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Detroit, MI to Tyler / Franklin via Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Salinas Train Station, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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