There are 7 ways to get from Monterey to Surprise by plane, bus, shuttle, train, taxi, car, or subway
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Fly from Monterey Regional Airport, line 571 bus
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MRY - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
5h 54m$87–477Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal AMonterey Airbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Phoenixbus San Jose
21h 30m$195–246Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Surprisetaxi
21h 43m$247–403Drive 682.3 mi
- Drive from Monterey to Surprisecar 682.3 mi
11h 26m$125–180Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, line 571 bus
- 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 Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
7h 14m$155–662Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- 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 Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
8h 30m$366–1,676Shuttle, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
8h 57m$149–566
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Surprise is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Surprise is to fly and line 571 bus which takes 5h 54m and costs $85 - $480.
The distance between Monterey and Surprise is 632 miles. The road distance is 686.3 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Surprise without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 21h 30m and costs $190 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Monterey to Surprise, including transfers.
Surprise is 1h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 7:39 PM in Monterey and 8:39 PM in Surprise.
Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Surprise is 686 miles. It takes approximately 11h 26m to drive from Monterey to Surprise.
There are 479+ hotels available in Surprise.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Surprise, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Monterey to Surprise. However, you can take the line 7 bus to Olmsted / Monterey Regional Airport, walk to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) airport, fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Terminal 4 Station, take the vehicle to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, walk to Washington St & 41st Pl, take the line 1 bus to Central Av & Polk St, walk to Central Av & Van Buren St, then take the line 571 bus to Thunderbird Rd & Primrose. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Thunderbird Bl & 111th Av via San Jose Airport Terminal A, San Jose Fronteras, Phoenix, 27th Av & McDowell Rd, and Thelda Williams TC in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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