There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Fort Collins by plane, bus, 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.
Fly from Monterey Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Denver (DEN)MRY - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
7h 59m$152–644Bus
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 Harmony Transfer Centre
31h 5m$131–347Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
39h 2mDrive 1,269.4 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Fort Collins1,269.4 mi
19h 34m$232–335Bus, 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
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
7h 57m$164–648Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
7h 58m$192–699Bus, 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
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
8h 44m$165–646Bus, 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
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
10h 25m$183–768Train, bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
10h 53m$171–667
Salinas to Fort Collins by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Fort Collins is to bus which costs $130 - $350 and takes 31h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Fort Collins is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Fort Collins. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via Oakland, Sparks Transit Center and Harmony Transfer Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Salinas and Fort Collins is 1058 miles. The road distance is 1276.8 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Fort Collins without a car is to bus which takes 31h 5m and costs $130 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Salinas to Fort Collins, including transfers.
Salinas to Fort Collins bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Salinas to Fort Collins bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Fort Collins is 1h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 4:05 AM in Salinas and 5:05 AM in Fort Collins.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Fort Collins is 1277 miles. It takes approximately 19h 34m to drive from Salinas to Fort Collins.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Fort Collins, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Harmony Transfer Centre, and Harmony Transfer Center in around 31h 5m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- 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 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- 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 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- 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
- 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 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- 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 Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to 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
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- 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
- $130–320
- 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
Train from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- 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
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- 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 Harmony Transfer Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- 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
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- 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
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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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