There are 7 ways to get from Santa Maria to Salinas by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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$515–2,019Bus, 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 50m$378–1,366Bus 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
30h 32m$980–3,539Fly 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
40h 43mBus, 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 36mBus 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 16m$593–2,188Bus 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$729–2,345
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 $370 - $1,400 and takes 32h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Salinas is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 30h 32m and costs $950 - $3,600.
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 8:06 AM in Santa Maria and 3:06 AM in Salinas.
There are 171+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Monterey Regional Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Passo Fundo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Santiago, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- 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
- $500–2,000
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
- $410–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
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
- $390–1,300
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- 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
- $500–2,000
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
- $410–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- 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 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Monterey Regional Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and 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
- $600–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- 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
- 20h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and 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
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- 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
- $80–350
- 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
- $29–75
- 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
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
- 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
- $9–27
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $9–14
- Executivo
- $12–16
- Semi-Leito
- $22–27
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–15
- Executivo
- $13–17
- Semi-Leito
- $23–29
- 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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