There are 8 ways to get from Salinas to Denver by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, 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.
Line 20 bus to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tylerbus
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Denver (DEN)plane MRY - DEN
6h 31m$115–516Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
31h$220–435Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryvillebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Emeryville to Denvertrain California Zephyr
36h 47m$428–907Drive 1,235.6 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Denvercar 1,235.6 mi
19h 44m$226–326Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Denver (DEN)plane SJC - DEN
6h 28m$172–668Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- 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 Denver (DEN)plane SFO - DEN
7h 15m$118–451Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Denver (DEN)plane OAK - DEN
7h 58m$141–578Bus, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from N Main / Rossi to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CAbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Denver (DEN)plane FAT - DEN
9h 36m$127–592
Salinas to Denver by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Denver is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $110 - $460 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Denver is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $170 - $700.
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 31h.
The distance between Salinas and Denver is 1010 miles. The road distance is 1242.8 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Denver without a car is to bus which takes 31h and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 6h 31m 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 10:52 PM in Salinas and 11:52 PM in Denver.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Denver is 1243 miles. It takes approximately 19h 44m 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 31h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
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
- $390–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- 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
- 1-888-678-2871
- 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
- https://mst.org/
Bus from N Main / Rossi to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- 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
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- 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
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
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