There are 9 ways to get from Miami to Salinas by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, train, bus, 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 Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MIA - MRY
11h 44m$145–607Bus
- Take the bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
3dTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
4d 9h$2,488–3,926Drive 2,947.7 mi
- Drive from Miami to Salinascar 2,947.7 mi
2d$487–703Fly Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MIA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
10h 43mFly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane FLL - MRY
12h 26m$218–862Fly Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MIA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
12h 10m$182–653Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FLL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 21mFly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FLL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
12h 35m$255–958
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Salinas is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Salinas is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Miami station to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Miami Airport Station and arriving at Salinas via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Miami station to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Miami Amtrak Station and arriving at Salinas via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 9h.
The distance between Miami and Salinas is 2586 miles. The road distance is 2964.9 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Miami to Salinas, including transfers.
Miami to Salinas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Miami Airport Station.
Miami to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Miami Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Miami to Salinas is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs $140 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 0h, you could also train, which costs $2,400 - $4,000 and takes 4 days 9h.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Miami Airport Station to Salinas via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 3d.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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Booking & Getting There
Miami to Salinas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Salinas is 3h behind Miami. It is currently 11:18 AM in Miami and 8:18 AM in Salinas.
Miami to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Miami to Salinas is 2965 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Miami to Salinas.
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