There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Denver by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or shuttle
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Line 20 bus to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Denver (DEN)MRY - DEN
6h 48m$125–616Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
30h 55m$114–264Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Salinas to EmeryvilleAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Emeryville to DenverCalifornia Zephyr
36h 42mDrive 1,235.2 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Denver1,235.2 mi
19h 38m$226–326Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- 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 Denver (DEN)SFO - DEN
6h 46m$137–619Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- 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 Denver (DEN)SJC - DEN
6h 48m$165–671Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Denver (DEN)OAK - DEN
7h 33m$137–617Bus, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from N Main / Rossi to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Denver (DEN)FAT - DEN
9h 15m$156–740Train, bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from North County Transit Center to Government Center
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Denver (DEN)SBP - DEN
9h 43m$136–684
Salinas to Denver by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Denver is to bus which costs $110 - $270 and takes 30h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Denver is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Denver station. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Denver Union Station via Oakland and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
The distance between Salinas and Denver is 1011 miles. The road distance is 1242.4 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Denver without a car is to bus which takes 30h 55m and costs $110 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Salinas to Denver, including transfers.
Salinas to Denver bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Salinas to Denver bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Denver is 1h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 12:59 PM in Salinas and 1:59 PM in Denver.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Denver is 1242 miles. It takes approximately 19h 38m to drive from Salinas to Denver.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Denver, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Denver Union Station via Oakland and Sparks Transit Center in around 30h 55m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver via Bishop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
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
- $140–310
- 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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $19–35
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $12–70
- Business - advance purchase
- $17–110
- Business Class
- $29–190
- 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 N Main / Rossi to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 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 Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- 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 Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- +1 831-373-7777
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $12–24
- Titanium
- $14–25
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from North County Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
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