There are 7 ways to get from Utah to Big Sur by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SLC - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
6h 6m$197–723Drive 862.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Salt Lake City to Big Surcar 862.3 mi
13h 38m$158–228Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Salinas Train Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Salinas Train Station to Big Surtaxi
22h 11m$252–428Train, taxi
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Surtaxi
23h 49m$259–963Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SLC - 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 Surtaxi
6h 47m$297–1,123Fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SLC - 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 Surtaxi
7h 59m$222–628Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SLC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
8h 28m$276–987
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Big Sur is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 6m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Utah and Big Sur is 648 miles. The road distance is 867.3 miles.
The best way to get from Utah to Big Sur without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 22h 11m and costs $250 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Utah to Big Sur, including transfers.
Big Sur is 1h behind Utah. It is currently 5:50 PM in Utah and 4:50 PM in Big Sur.
Yes, the driving distance between Utah to Big Sur is 867 miles. It takes approximately 13h 38m to drive from Utah to Big Sur.
There are 12+ hotels available in Big Sur.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Big Sur, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Utah to Big Sur. However, you can take the line 704 vehicle to Airport Station, walk to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), then take the taxi to Big Sur. Alternatively, you can take the line 2 bus to Salt Lake Central Station, walk to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the bus to Oakland, take the bus to Salinas Train Station, then take the taxi to Big Sur.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- 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 Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
- 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
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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
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