There are 6 ways to get from Salinas to Quartzsite by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
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, shuttle
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MRY - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsite
8h 1m$244–610Drive 544.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Salinas to Quartzsitecar 544.8 mi
9h 11m$100–144Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Indiobus
- Take the bus from Indio, CA to Blythe McDonaldsbus La
15h 44m$178–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Blythe McDonaldsbus La
15h 51m$176–319Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, shuttle
- 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 Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsite
8h$301–772Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Salinas - 116 E Alisal St to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hwy 111 @ Flower SunLine Transfer Center to Main Street Park And Ridebus 6
16h 6m$173–224
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Quartzsite is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Quartzsite is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h and costs $300 - $800.
The distance between Salinas and Quartzsite is 760 miles. The road distance is 548 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Quartzsite without a car is to bus which takes 15h 44m and costs $170 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Salinas to Quartzsite, including transfers.
Quartzsite is 1h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 10:18 PM in Salinas and 11:18 PM in Quartzsite.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Quartzsite is 548 miles. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Salinas to Quartzsite.
There are four+ hotels available in Quartzsite.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Quartzsite, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Quartzsite via Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Gilroy, Indio, Indio, CA, and Blythe McDonalds in around 15h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsite
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $164
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Indio, CA to Blythe McDonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $30–45
Bus from Los Angeles to Blythe McDonalds
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $40–60
- 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
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $45–55
- Standard Rate
- $49–52
Shuttle from Salinas - 116 E Alisal St to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Website
- pvvta.com
Bus from Hwy 111 @ Flower SunLine Transfer Center to Main Street Park And Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- http://pvvta.com/
- Schedules at
- https://pvvta.com/routes/blythe_circulator/
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