There are 9 ways to get from Texas to Salinas by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, 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 El Paso International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ELP - MRY
9h 53m$151–648Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus
cheapest- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane DFW - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
8h 35m$108–490Bus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus
37h 36m$281–581Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain Sunset Limited
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Stationbus FlixBus 2005
44h 17m$478–1,012Drive 1,807.2 mi
- Drive from Houston to Salinascar 1,807.2 mi
29h 23m$330–477Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane AUS - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 14m$233–905Fly Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DAL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 10m$208–809Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane AUS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
8h 37m$142–600Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DFW - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
8h 59m$185–706
Texas to Salinas by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Salinas is to fly and line 20 bus which costs $100 - $490 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 10m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Texas to Salinas station. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Salinas Train Station via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 36m.
The distance between Texas and Salinas is 997 miles. The road distance is 1817.7 miles.
The best way to get from Texas to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 37h 36m and costs $280 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Texas to Salinas, including transfers.
Texas to Salinas bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
The best way to get from Texas to Salinas is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $600 and takes 37h 36m.
Texas to Salinas bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Salinas is 2h behind Texas. It is currently 11:53 AM in Texas and 9:53 AM in Salinas.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Salinas Train Station via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 37h 36m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Texas to Salinas is 1818 miles. It takes approximately 29h 23m to drive from Texas to Salinas.
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