There are 8 ways to get from Salinas to Cincinnati by bus, train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, 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 Covington
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 Covington (CVG)SFO - CVG
8h 55m$239–1,064Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis (IND)SFO - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
11h 52m$164–749Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
2d 8h$210–580Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Denver
- Take the bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
2d 14hDrive 2,373.7 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Cincinnati2,373.7 mi
38h 14m$434–626Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Covington
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Covington (CVG)MRY - CVG
10h 20m$257–1,208Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Covington
- 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 Covington (CVG)SJC - CVG
10h 41m$297–1,263Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Covington
- 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 Covington (CVG)OAK - CVG
10h 59m$250–1,162
Salinas to Cincinnati by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Cincinnati is to bus which costs $210 - $600 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Cincinnati is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $230 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Cincinnati. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Cincinnati via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Salinas and Cincinnati is 2154 miles. The road distance is 2387.5 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Cincinnati without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $210 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Salinas to Cincinnati, including transfers.
Salinas to Cincinnati bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Cincinnati is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $210 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $250 - $1,300 and takes 10h 20m.
Salinas to Cincinnati bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Cincinnati is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 3:44 AM in Salinas and 6:44 AM in Cincinnati.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Cincinnati, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Cincinnati via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, Illinois St (Greyhound Bus Station), and Indianapolis in around 2d 8h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Covington (CVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- 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
Train from Emeryville to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- 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
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
- $39–42
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $170–260
- Flexible Fares
- $240–350
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
- 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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