There are 8 ways to get from Minnesota to Monterey by plane, shuttle, bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MSP - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
8h 8m$323–1,369Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MSP - MRY
8h 43m$156–707Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
2d 7h$430–958Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portlandtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Portland to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
2d 15h$594–1,386Drive 2,029.7 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Montereycar 2,029.7 mi
33h 24m$371–535Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSP - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
9h 11m$178–629Fly Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RST - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
11h 39m$271–1,102Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MSP - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
11h 21m$272–1,083
Minnesota to Monterey by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $170 - $650 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 8m and costs $320 - $1,400.
The distance between Minnesota and Monterey is 1666 miles. The road distance is 2041.5 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Monterey without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs $430 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Minnesota to Monterey, including transfers.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Monterey is to train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $550 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $750 and takes 8h 43m.
Monterey is 2h behind Minnesota. It is currently 7:33 AM in Minnesota and 5:33 AM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Monterey is 2042 miles. It takes approximately 33h 24m to drive from Minnesota to Monterey.
There are 289+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 6th St S & 5th Ave S to Tyler / Franklin via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Portland, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
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 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 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
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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