There are 7 ways to get from Salinas to Cali by bus, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cali
best- 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 Cali (CLO)SFO - CLO
15h 26m$241–922Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Armenia, shuttle
cheapest- 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 Armenia (AXM)SFO - AXM
- Take a shuttle bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transporte Cali
19h 7m$203–722Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Cali
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cali (CLO)MRY - CLO
17h 30m$242–877Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Pereira
- 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 Pereira (PEI)SFO - PEI
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Cali
18h 36m$248–929Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Cali
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cali (CLO)LAX - CLO
18h 31m$304–728Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Cali
- 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 Cali (CLO)SJC - CLO
17h 1m$309–1,029Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Cali
- 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 Cali (CLO)OAK - CLO
17h 30m$262–971
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Cali is to bus and Caltrain and fly and shuttle which costs $200 - $750 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Cali is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 15h 26m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Salinas and Cali is 6188 km.
It takes approximately 15h 26m to get from Salinas to Cali, including transfers.
Cali is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 7:56 AM in Salinas and 10:56 AM in Cali.
There are 1196+ hotels available in Cali.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Cali, Colombia?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cali (CLO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pereira via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via San Jose Cabo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via Guadalajara, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via San Salvador, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cali via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cali via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pereira via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Armenia via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Armenia via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cali via Houston, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cali via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cali via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cali via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Armenia via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via San Francisco International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cali via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Armenia via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $9–85
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Book at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- +57 311 617 1013
- contactenos@taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Website
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
Shuttle from Armenia to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- taxbelalcazar.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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