There are 5 ways to get from Salinas to Ecuador by bus, train, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SFO - GYE
15h 42m$233–814Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MRY - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 59m$230–831Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SFO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
14h 49m$346–674Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane SFO - MEC
19h 27m$232–862Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SJC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
18h 43m$327–1,083
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Ecuador is to bus and Caltrain and fly and car which costs $340 - $700 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Ecuador is to bus and Caltrain and fly and car which takes 14h 49m and costs $340 - $700.
The distance between Salinas and Ecuador is 6377 km.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Salinas to Ecuador, including transfers.
There are 386+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Salinas to Ecuador. However, you can take the bus to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE), then take the taxi to Durán. Alternatively, you can take the bus to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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 15 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
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- 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
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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