There are 10 ways to get from Moab to Monterey by shuttle, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), bus, train, subway, or car
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Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane GJT - MRY
8h 53m$359–852Fly Moab to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Moab (CNY) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CNY - MRY
9h 54m$133–553Bus
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
26h 46m$211–440Bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Provo Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Provo Central Station to Salt Lake Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
29h 27m$336–666Drive 959.9 mi
- Drive from Moab to Montereycar 959.9 mi
15h 30m$176–253Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GJT - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 1m$446–1,159Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UTbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SLC - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 44m$261–1,143Fly Moab to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Moab (CNY) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CNY - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
8h 48m$245–990Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UTbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SLC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 23m$240–1,007Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Moab to Green River Stationcar
- Take the train from Green River Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
30h 23m$325–744
Moab to Monterey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moab to Monterey is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Moab to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 48m and costs $240 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Moab to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Moab, UT and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Green River, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 46m.
The distance between Moab and Monterey is 870 miles. The road distance is 965.5 miles.
The best way to get from Moab to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 26h 46m and costs $210 - $440.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Moab to Monterey, including transfers.
Moab to Monterey bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Moab, UT station.
The best way to get from Moab to Monterey is to bus which takes 26h 46m and costs $210 - $440. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 54m.
Moab to Monterey bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Green River station.
Monterey is 1h behind Moab. It is currently 8:14 PM in Moab and 7:14 PM in Monterey.
What companies run services between Moab, UT, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Moab, UT to Tyler / Franklin via Green River, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Santa Barbara, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 26h 46m. Alternatively, Corporate Flight Management Inc, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Moab (CNY) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Moab to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Moab to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix, Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Moab to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Moab to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Moab to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Moab to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–950
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Provo Central Station to Salt Lake Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Green River Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Green River to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 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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