There are 8 ways to get from Rivas to Salinas by shuttle, plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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Shuttle to Managua Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MGA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
16h 31m$591–929Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
16h 16m$418–2,359Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rivas to Jinotepebus
- Take the bus from Jinotepe to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
4d 19h$444–625Drive 3,415.5 mi
- Drive from Rivas to Salinascar 3,415.5 mi
2d 18h$678–979Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LIR - MRY
18h 38m$461–1,916Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIR - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
17h 44m$798–3,262Shuttle to Managua Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MGA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
18h 34m$771–2,232Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LIR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
19h 24m$683–2,756
Managua Airport (MGA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Salinas is to bus and train which costs $440 - $650 and takes 4 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Salinas is to bus and fly and Caltrain which takes 16h 16m and costs $410 - $2,400.
The distance between Rivas and Salinas is 3025 miles. The road distance is 3435.4 miles.
The best way to get from Rivas to Salinas without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 19h and costs $440 - $650.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Rivas to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 1h behind Rivas. It is currently 5:56 AM in Rivas and 4:56 AM in Salinas.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Salinas is 3435 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Rivas to Salinas.
There are 466+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and Salinas, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rivas to Salinas. However, you can take the shuttle to Granada, walk to Granada, take the shuttle to Managua Airport, walk to Managua Airport (MGA) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, take the train to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, walk to San Jose, then take the bus to Salinas. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rivas to Salinas via Jinotepe, Managua, Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, and Los Angeles in around 4d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Managua Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Managua Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Rivas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $129
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
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
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Rivas to Jinotepe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Jinotepe to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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