There are 7 ways to get from Monterey to Boulder by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), shuttle, subway, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Monterey Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Denver (DEN)plane MRY - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
5h 38m$106–556Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Avebus Ff1 / ...
33h 51m$224–431Shuttle, BART, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus Ff1 / ...
39h$443–936Drive 1,257.2 mi
- Drive from Monterey to Bouldercar 1,257.2 mi
20h 25m$230–332Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Denver (DEN)plane SJC - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
6h 57m$173–710Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Denver (DEN)plane SFO - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
7h 52m$142–471Shuttle, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Denver (DEN)plane OAK - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
8h 26m$161–623
Monterey to Boulder by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Boulder is to bus which costs $220 - $440 and takes 33h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Boulder is to fly and bus which takes 5h 38m and costs $100 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Boulder. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Broadway & Euclid Ave via Salinas Train Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center and Union Station Gate B17. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 51m.
The distance between Monterey and Boulder is 1012 miles. The road distance is 1264.5 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Boulder without a car is to bus which takes 33h 51m and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Monterey to Boulder, including transfers.
Monterey to Boulder bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Monterey to Boulder bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Boulder is 1h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 10:27 AM in Monterey and 11:27 AM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Boulder is 1265 miles. It takes approximately 20h 25m to drive from Monterey to Boulder.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Broadway & Euclid Ave via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas Train Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 33h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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