There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Minnesota by shuttle, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SJC - MSP
7h 15m$484–710Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
cheapest- 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SFO - MSP
7h 56m$179–387Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Minneapolisbus
2d 4h$400–724Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Portlandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Portland to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain Empire Builder
2d 13h$878–1,745Drive 2,017.5 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Minneapoliscar 2,017.5 mi
33h 13m$369–532Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane MRY - MSP
9h 2m$187–758Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rochester (RST)plane SJC - RST
11h 45m$193–748Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Duluth International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)plane SJC - DLH
11h 56m$193–710Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Take the train from Salinas to Oaklandtrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SMF - MSP
11h 27m$249–936
Salinas to Minnesota by train and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Minnesota is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $170 - $390 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Minnesota is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $480 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas to Minnesota. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Minneapolis via Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Des Moines. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Minnesota station. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Government Plaza Station via Portland and Union Depot Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Salinas and Minnesota is 1655 miles. The road distance is 2029.3 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Minnesota without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $400 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Salinas to Minnesota, including transfers.
Salinas to Minnesota bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
Salinas to Minnesota train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Minnesota is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $400 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 13h, you could also fly, which costs $180 - $800 and takes 9h 2m.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Minnesota, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas to Minneapolis via Oakland, Lake Merritt, West Oakland, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Des Moines in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salinas to Government Plaza Station via Portland, St. Paul-Minneapolis, and Union Depot Station in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- 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
- +1 831-373-7777
- 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
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–95
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More Questions & Answers
Salinas to Minnesota bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Minnesota is 2h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 1:49 AM in Salinas and 3:49 AM in Minnesota.
Salinas to Minnesota train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Portland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Minnesota is 2029 miles. It takes approximately 33h 13m to drive from Salinas to Minnesota.
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