There are 11 ways to get from Salinas to Pocatello by bus, train, plane, bus (Flixbus), car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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 Pocatello Regional 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 Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)SFO - PIH
9h 4m$95–444Bus via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Strip
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Ogden, UT
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
24h 6m$225–438Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salt Lake City
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
26h 8mDrive 868.1 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Pocatello868.1 mi
13h 55m$159–229Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Pocatello Regional 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 Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)SJC - PIH
9h 2m$128–461Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Pocatello Regional Airport
- 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 Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)OAK - PIH
9h 56m$101–462Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)SJC - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
8h 58m$157–433Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Boise Airport, 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 Boise Airport (BOI)SJC - BOI
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
9h 35m$187–743Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Jackson Hole Airport
- 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 Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)SFO - JAC
- Take the bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, ID
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
11h 6m$126–541Bus
- 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 Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
25h 3m$138–367Train, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Strip
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Ogden, UT
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
27h 6m$267–444
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Pocatello is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Pocatello is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 8h 58m and costs $150 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Pocatello. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Pocatello, ID - Red Lion via Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub and Salt Lake City Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 3m.
The distance between Salinas and Pocatello is 740 miles. The road distance is 873.1 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Pocatello without a car is to bus via Las Vegas which takes 24h 6m and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Salinas to Pocatello, including transfers.
Salinas to Pocatello bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Salinas to Pocatello bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Pocatello is 1h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 8:16 PM in Salinas and 9:16 PM in Pocatello.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Pocatello is 873 miles. It takes approximately 13h 55m to drive from Salinas to Pocatello.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Pocatello, ID, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion via Los Angeles Union Station, Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, and Ogden, UT in around 24h 6m.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- 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 Emeryville to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- 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 Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- 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
Bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Strip
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Ogden, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Ogden, UT to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- 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
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
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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