There are 8 ways to get from Salinas to Raleigh by bus, train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or shuttle
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Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)SFO - RDU
10h 5m$184–804Bus
- 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 Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
2d 16h$280–742Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
3d 8hDrive 2,726.1 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Raleigh2,726.1 mi
44h 48m$498–719Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)MRY - RDU
11h 46m$185–809Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)SJC - RDU
11h 47m$242–911Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)OAK - RDU
12h 20m$205–852Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)SFO - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
13h 51m$197–741
Salinas to Raleigh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Raleigh is to bus and Caltrain and fly and train which costs $190 - $750 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Raleigh is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Salinas and Raleigh is 2518 miles. The road distance is 2742 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Raleigh without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $280 - $750.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Salinas to Raleigh, including transfers.
Salinas to Raleigh bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Raleigh is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $280 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $850 and takes 11h 46m.
Salinas to Raleigh bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Raleigh is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 3:03 PM in Salinas and 6:03 PM in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to GoRaleigh Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Raleigh Bus Station, and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd in around 2d 16h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- 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 Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- 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 Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- 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
- 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
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.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
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