There are 10 ways to get from Salinas to Bellingham by bus, train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or shuttle
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Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Bellingham International Airport
best- 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 Bellingham International Airport (BLI)OAK - BLI
7h 41m$89–419Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Bellingham International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)MRY - BLI
8h 39m$81–427Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham
24h 20m$139–346Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to SeattleCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak StationAmtrak Cascades
28h 42m$164–309Drive 981.5 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Bellingham981.5 mi
16h 52m$180–259Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Paine Field County Airport, shuttle
- 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 Paine Field County Airport (PAE)SFO - PAE
- Take a shuttle bus from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
8h 54m$103–440Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)MRY - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
9h 1m$110–511Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)SJC - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
9h 18m$150–556Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)SFO - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
10h 33m$141–857Train, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Take the bus from Seattle to Bellingham
27h 17m$158–316
Salinas to Bellingham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Bellingham is to bus which costs $130 - $350 and takes 24h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Bellingham is to bus and train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $85 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Bellingham. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Bellingham via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Bellingham station. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Bellingham Amtrak Station via Seattle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 42m.
The distance between Salinas and Bellingham is 879 miles. The road distance is 987.3 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Bellingham without a car is to bus which takes 24h 20m and costs $130 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Salinas to Bellingham, including transfers.
Salinas to Bellingham bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Salinas to Bellingham train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Bellingham is to bus which takes 24h 20m and costs $130 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $160 - $310 and takes 28h 42m, you could also fly, which costs $80 - $430 and takes 8h 39m.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Bellingham via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, and Seattle Bus Station in around 24h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salinas to Bellingham Amtrak Station via Seattle in around 28h 42m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Bellingham International Airport via San Diego, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
Train from Salinas to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.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
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More Questions & Answers
Salinas to Bellingham bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Salinas to Bellingham train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Bellingham is 987 miles. It takes approximately 16h 52m to drive from Salinas to Bellingham.
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