There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Monterey by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane STL - MRY
8h 58m$196–906Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
2d 1hTrain via Kansas City (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
2d 5h$268–625Drive 2,043.5 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Montereycar 2,043.5 mi
33h 3m$373–539Fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane STL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
9h 46m$202–728Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane STL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
10h 11m$372–1,562Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane STL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
11h 58m$322–1,276Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
2d 22h$272–543
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Monterey is to train via Kansas City which costs $260 - $650 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Monterey is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $190 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Monterey. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between St. Louis and Monterey is 1748 miles. The road distance is 2055.5 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from St. Louis to Monterey, including transfers.
St. Louis to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Monterey is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $190 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h, you could also train via Kansas City, which costs $260 - $650 and takes 2 days 5h.
St. Louis to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Monterey is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 6:38 PM in St. Louis and 4:38 PM in Monterey.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Tyler / Franklin via Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Santa Barbara, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $60–75
- Standard Rate
- $70
Shuttle from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
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