There are 10 ways to get from Salinas to Arizona by bus, plane, train, taxi, car, or shuttle
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Line 20 bus to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Phoenix
best- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX)MRY - PHX
5h 34m$87–448Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to PhoenixSan Jose
17h 51m$82–128Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fontana
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix
14h 55m$135–254Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Phoenix
19h 19m$220–369Drive 671.6 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Phoenix671.6 mi
11h 3m$123–177Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take a shuttle bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)SJC - PHX
5h 35m$354–610Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)SFO - PHX
5h 52m$326–903Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)OAK - PHX
6h 38m$107–531Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)SFO - TUS
7h 7m$164–901Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Bakersfield, CA
- Take the bus from Bakersfield, CA to Phoenix
18h 1m$142–203
Salinas to Arizona by bus, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Arizona is to bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Arizona is to line 20 bus and fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $85 - $450.
The distance between Salinas and Arizona is 633 miles. The road distance is 675.5 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Arizona without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 55m and costs $130 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Salinas to Arizona, including transfers.
Arizona is 1h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 8:53 PM in Salinas and 9:53 PM in Arizona.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Arizona is 675 miles. It takes approximately 11h 3m to drive from Salinas to Arizona.
There are 2619+ hotels available in Arizona.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Arizona, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Downtown Phx Hub/1st Ave via Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Gilroy, Phoenix, McDowell Rd & 27th Av, McDowell Rd & Central Av, and McDowell/Central Ave in around 17h 51m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fontana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $9–12
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
- $90–150
- 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
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- 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
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $9–85
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $40–55
- Standard Rate
- $49
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $39–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bakersfield, CA to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $75–120
- Titanium
- $88–93
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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