There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Whittier by bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, subway, or tram
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Bus (Flixbus)
best- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union StationFlixBus 2005
8h 15m$47–145Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
10h 33m$96–154Drive 317.1 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Whittier317.1 mi
5h 32m$58–84Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, taxi
- 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 John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)SJC - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Whittier
5h 7m$257–498Line 29 bus, shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram, bus
- Take the bus from N Main / Rossi to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- 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 Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)SJC - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Atlantic Station
- Take the bus from Beverly/Woods to Beverly / Norwalk
6h 44mLine 29 bus, shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram, line 7 bus
- Take the bus from N Main / Rossi to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SJC - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Norwalk Station
- Take the bus from C Line Station to Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street
6h 43mLine 20 bus to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram, line 7 bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MRY - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Norwalk Station
- Take the bus from C Line Station to Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street
6h 52mShuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, line 266 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB)SJC - LGB
- Take the bus from Del Amo / Lakewood to Rosemead / Whittier
6h 57m$95–392Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Salinas - 116 E Alisal St to Los AngelesSan Jose
9h 9m$54–76
Salinas to Whittier by bus (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Whittier is to shuttle which costs $50 - $80 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Whittier is to shuttle and fly and taxi which takes 5h 7m and costs $250 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Whittier. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Philadelphia/Painter via Cesar Chavez Transit Pavilion and East L.A. College. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Salinas and Whittier is 331 miles. The road distance is 318.9 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Whittier without a car is to bus which takes 8h 15m and costs $45 - $150.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Salinas to Whittier, including transfers.
Salinas to Whittier bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Whittier is to bus which takes 8h 15m and costs $45 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $95 - $160 and takes 10h 33m.
Salinas to Whittier bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Whittier is 319 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Salinas to Whittier.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Whittier, CA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Union Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $45–150 and the journey takes 6h 10m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Salinas to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $90–150 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
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
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Atlantic Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Norwalk Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
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
- 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
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from N Main / Rossi to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- 323-558-1625
- ridembl@cityofmontebello.com
- Website
- ridembl.com
Bus from Beverly/Woods to Beverly / Norwalk
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Montebello Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 562-929-5550
- Website
- norwalk.org
Bus from C Line Station to Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.norwalk.org/departments_services/norwalk_transit_system_nts/index.php
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Del Amo / Lakewood to Rosemead / Whittier
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
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
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
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