There are 10 ways to get from Toronto to Big Sur by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)YYZ - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Sur
10h 57m$244–745Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
- Take the taxi from Salinas Train Station to Big Sur
2d 18h$420–987Train, taxi via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Sur
2d 22h$413–2,159Drive 2,750.4 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Big Sur2,750.4 mi
43h 14m$630–910Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)BUF - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Sur
12h 32m$459–1,436Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)YYZ - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Sur
13h 20m$565–969Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)YYZ - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Sur
12h 32m$284–779Fly Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)YTZ - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Sur
16h 7m$317–972Train, taxi
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Sur
3d 3h$419–2,215Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtrak
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroy
- Drive from Gilroy to Big Sur
3d 21h$396–1,091
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which costs $240 - $750 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 57m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between Toronto and Big Sur is 2319 miles. The road distance is 2766.5 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Big Sur without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 18h and costs $420 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Toronto to Big Sur, including transfers.
Big Sur is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 5:38 PM in Toronto and 2:38 PM in Big Sur.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to Big Sur is 2766 miles. It takes approximately 43h 14m to drive from Toronto to Big Sur.
There are 12+ hotels available in Big Sur.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Big Sur, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Toronto to Big Sur. However, you can take the train to UP Express Pearson Airport, walk to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), then take the taxi to Big Sur. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Detroit Bus Station, take the bus to Indianapolis, IN, take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to Salinas Train Station, then take the taxi to Big Sur.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ottawa, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ottawa, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway, Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $220–650
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $340–750
- Business - advance purchase
- $470–1,800
- Business Class
- $600–1,600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
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 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
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