There are 4 ways to get from Pleasanton to Monterey by train, bus, car, subway, or shuttle
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Train, bus, line 20 bus
best- Take the train from Pleasanton Station to San Jose Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Tyler / Franklinbus 20
4h 20mDrive 95.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Pleasanton to Montereycar 95.5 mi
1h 42m$18–26Train, line 20 bus
- Take the train from Pleasanton Station to San Jose Stationtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Salinastrain
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Tyler / Franklinbus 20
5h$30–59Bus, BART, line 60 bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from First St & Neal St WB to Dublin/Pleasanton BART Unloadingbus 10R / ...
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fairsubway
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Milpitassubway
- Take the bus from Milpitas BART to SJC Airport Terminal Bbus 60
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
4h 49m$61–75
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pleasanton to Monterey is to drive which costs $17 - $26 and takes 1h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Pleasanton to Monterey is to drive which takes 1h 42m and costs $17 - $26.
The distance between Pleasanton and Monterey is 112 miles. The road distance is 96.1 miles.
The best way to get from Pleasanton to Monterey without a car is to train and bus and line 20 bus which takes 4h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Pleasanton to Monterey, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pleasanton to Monterey is 96 miles. It takes approximately 1h 42m to drive from Pleasanton to Monterey.
There are 267+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Pleasanton, CA, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pleasanton to Monterey. However, you can take the train to San Jose Station, walk to San Jose, take the bus to Salinas, walk to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, then take the line 20 bus to Tyler / Franklin. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pleasanton Station to Tyler / Franklin via San Jose Station, San Jose, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 5h.
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Pleasanton Station to San Jose Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Bay Fair
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Bay Fair to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Tyler / Franklin
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 925.455.7500
- Website
- wheelsbus.com
Bus from First St & Neal St WB to Dublin/Pleasanton BART Unloading
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wheelsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Milpitas BART to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
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