There are 7 ways to get from Santa Maria to Salinas by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santa Maria to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane RIA - MRY
34h 30m$566–2,020Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218bus
- Fly from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane POA - MRY
32h 34m$388–1,368Fly Santa Maria to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RIA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
32h 22mBus to Passo Fundo, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PFB - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
32h 11m$1,081–3,742Bus to Passo Fundo, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PFB - MRY
33h$594–2,091Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218bus
- Fly from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane POA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
30h 34mBus to Passo Fundo, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PFB - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
35h 50m$680–2,058
Santa Maria (RIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Salinas is to bus and fly which costs $380 - $1,400 and takes 32h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Salinas is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 32h 11m and costs $1,000 - $3,800.
The distance between Santa Maria and Salinas is 6429 miles.
It takes approximately 34h 30m to get from Santa Maria to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 5h behind Santa Maria. It is currently 1:43 AM in Santa Maria and 8:43 PM in Salinas.
There are 190+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Salinas, CA, USA?
Azul, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Monterey Regional Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Passo Fundo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Santiago, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Monterey Regional Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Santa Maria to San Francisco International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Santa Maria to San Francisco International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Brasilia, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Monterey Regional Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Santa Maria to San Francisco International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Monterey Regional Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Passo Fundo to Los Angeles International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- 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 Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- sac@planalto.com.br
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $40–55
- Standard Rate
- $49
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–15
- Executivo
- $12–16
- Semi-Leito
- $23–28
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–16
- Executivo
- $13–17
- Semi-Leito
- $24–30
- Website
- eptc.com.br
Bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- linhas.eptc.com.br
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