There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Monterey by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane DCA - MRY
9h 31m$319–1,271Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane IAD - MRY
11h 9m$165–711Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d 4hDrive 2,845.7 mi
- Drive from Washington to Montereycar 2,845.7 mi
47h 5m$520–751Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DCA - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
9h 57m$301–1,042Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
10h 2m$382–2,005Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAD - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
11h 27m$182–633Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
11h 27m$192–1,170
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Monterey is to subway and fly and shuttle which costs $180 - $650 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Monterey is to fly which takes 9h 31m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between Washington and Monterey is 2448 miles. The road distance is 2862.3 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Monterey without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Washington to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 1:22 AM in Washington and 10:22 PM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Monterey is 2862 miles. It takes approximately 47h 5m to drive from Washington to Monterey.
There are 282+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 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
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