There are 11 ways to get from Salinas to Miami by bus, train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport
best- 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 Miami International Airport (MIA)SFO - MIA
8h 49m$154–701Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
cheapest- 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 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)SFO - FLL
10h 5m$127–537Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Miami
2d 18h$371–671Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston to Dolphin Mall - Miami
2d 20h$420–947Drive 2,941.9 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Miami2,941.9 mi
2d$537–776Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Miami International Airport (MIA)MRY - MIA
10h 15m$165–706Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport
- 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 Miami International Airport (MIA)SJC - MIA
10h 47m$205–761Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)MRY - FLL
11h 42m$128–512Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- 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 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)SJC - FLL
11h 39m$168–617Train, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Miami
2d 23h$449–869Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Miami Amtrak Station
4d 8h$479–1,260
Salinas to Miami by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Miami is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Miami is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Miami. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Miami via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Houston - Harrisburg Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Miami station. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Miami Amtrak Station via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 8h.
The distance between Salinas and Miami is 2694 miles. The road distance is 2959.1 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Miami without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $370 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Salinas to Miami, including transfers.
Salinas to Miami bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Salinas to Miami train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Miami is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $370 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $160 - $750 and takes 10h 15m, you could also train, which costs $470 - $1,300 and takes 4 days 8h.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Miami, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Miami via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, and Houston - Harrisburg Blvd in around 2d 18h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Miami International Airport (MIA) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Miami International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miami International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Miami Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- 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
- $39–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $9–85
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–95
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 Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Dolphin Mall - Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $190–350
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Salinas to Miami bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Miami is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 7:37 AM in Salinas and 10:37 AM in Miami.
Salinas to Miami train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Miami is 2959 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Salinas to Miami.
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