There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Monterey by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, or subway
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PHL - MRY
10h 53m$216–906Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 45m$197–668Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus
2d 23h$519–1,023Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 8h$932–2,132Drive 2,925.2 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Montereycar 2,925.2 mi
2d$534–772Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 24m$358–1,363Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 4m$218–773Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 26m$354–1,324Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 56m$234–784Train, BART, shuttle
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
3d 13h$1,010–2,228
Philadelphia to Monterey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Monterey is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $190 - $700 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Monterey is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 10h 26m and costs $350 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Downtown and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Monterey is 2538 miles. The road distance is 2942.3 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Philadelphia to Monterey, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Monterey is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs $210 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 23h, you could also train, which costs $900 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 8h.
Philadelphia to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Monterey is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 4:55 AM in Philadelphia and 1:55 AM in Monterey.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Tyler / Franklin via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Salinas Train Station, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- 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
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
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
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
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
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