There are 9 ways to get from Utah to Salinas by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, subway, bus, 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 Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- 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 SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
6h 20m$214–1,056Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SLC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
6h 53m$111–498Bus
- 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 Salinasbus
21h 19m$174–330Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
22h 44m$266–579Drive 822.1 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Salinascar 822.1 mi
12h 46m$150–217Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SLC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
6h 49m$171–905Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from St George to Harry Reid Internationalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAS - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
7h 37m$135–545Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SLC - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salinastrain
10h 2m$209–1,087Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SLC - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
9h 24m$148–885
Utah to Salinas by bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utah to Salinas is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Utah to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 20m and costs $210 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from Utah to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City and arriving at Salinas via Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 44m.
The distance between Utah and Salinas is 657 miles. The road distance is 826.9 miles.
The best way to get from Utah to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 21h 19m and costs $170 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Utah to Salinas, including transfers.
Utah to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salt Lake City station.
The best way to get from Utah to Salinas is to bus which takes 21h 19m and costs $170 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $600 and takes 22h 44m.
Salinas is 1h behind Utah. It is currently 9:00 PM in Utah and 8:00 PM in Salinas.
Utah to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
What companies run services between Utah, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 200 S / Main St to Salinas via Salt Lake Central Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, West Oakland, Lake Merritt, and Oakland in around 21h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salt Lake City to Salinas via Emeryville in around 22h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
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
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- +1 831-373-7777
- 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 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
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Oakland to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from St George to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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