There are 10 ways to get from Salinas to Cincinnati by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, car, or shuttle
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Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Covington
best- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Covington (CVG)plane SFO - CVG
9h 26m$275–764Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Dayton (DAY)plane MRY - DAY
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
14h 48m$186–773Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
2d 8h$407–827Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryvillebus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
2d 14h$721–1,626Drive 2,373.7 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Cincinnaticar 2,373.7 mi
38h 26m$434–626Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Covington
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Covington (CVG)plane SJC - CVG
10h 2m$394–1,560Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Covington
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Covington (CVG)plane MRY - CVG
10h 30m$297–1,308Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Covington
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Covington (CVG)plane OAK - CVG
11h 43m$323–1,372Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SFO - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
12h 29m$229–889Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane SFO - CMH
- Take the bus from Columbus to Cincinnatibus
13h 24m$422–844
Salinas to Cincinnati by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Cincinnati is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $270 - $800 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Cincinnati is to train and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs $270 - $800.
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 2162 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 $400 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 26m 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 $400 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $290 - $1,400 and takes 10h 30m.
Salinas to Cincinnati bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Cincinnati is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 9:07 PM in Salinas and 12:07 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 Downtown, 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 four other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Covington (CVG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton via San Francisco International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Covington via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- 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
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
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