There are 8 ways to get from Monterey to Michigan by shuttle, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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.
Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Detroit
best- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
8h 18m$233–860Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Detroit
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Detroit (DTW)plane MRY - DTW
8h 50m$155–655Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
2d 12h$229–578Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
2d 17h$257–1,428Drive 2,488.7 mi
- Drive from Monterey to Detroitcar 2,488.7 mi
38h 57m$455–656Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MRY - GRR
9h 35m$287–1,307Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
9h 31m$194–674Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SJC - GRR
10h 32m$395–1,562
Monterey to Michigan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Michigan is to fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Michigan is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Michigan. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Detroit, MI via Salinas Train Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Monterey and Michigan is 2161 miles. The road distance is 2503.2 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Michigan without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Monterey to Michigan, including transfers.
Monterey to Michigan bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
The best way to get from Monterey to Michigan is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $1,500 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also fly, which costs $150 - $700 and takes 8h 50m.
Monterey to Michigan bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Michigan is 3h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 4:11 AM in Monterey and 7:11 AM in Michigan.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Michigan, USA?
You can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Detroit, MI via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas Train Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis, IN in around 2d 12h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Campus Martius - Southbound via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas, Emeryville, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Baltimore St - Southbound in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Detroit via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Detroit via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $60–75
- Standard Rate
- $71
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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