There are 11 ways to get from Waco to Monterey by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Waco to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Waco (ACT) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ACT - MRY
10h 23m$162–598Bus to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Waco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airportbus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DFW - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 58m$159–357Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Waco to Dallasbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus 59
41h 58m$326–436Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from McGregor Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
2d 2h$1,078–1,746Drive 1,682 mi
- Drive from Waco to Montereycar 1,682 mi
28h 21m$278–402Bus to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Waco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airportbus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane DFW - MRY
9h 8m$252–390Bus to Dallas, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Waco to Dallasbus
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DAL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 22m$211–677Bus to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Waco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airportbus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DFW - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 49m$184–467Bus to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Waco to Downtown Austinbus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane AUS - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 4m$193–688Bus to Dallas, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Waco to Dallasbus
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DAL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 57m$212–621Bus
- Take the bus from Waco Bus Stop to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth 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
42h 26m
Waco (ACT) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Waco to Monterey is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $150 - $360 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Waco to Monterey is to bus and fly which takes 9h 8m and costs $250 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Waco to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Waco and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Dallas, El Paso, Tucson, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Waco station to Monterey. However, there are services departing from McGregor Station and arriving at Salinas via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Waco and Monterey is 1465 miles. The road distance is 1691.8 miles.
The best way to get from Waco to Monterey without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 41h 58m and costs $320 - $440.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Waco to Monterey, including transfers.
Waco to Monterey bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Waco station.
Waco to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from McGregor Station.
The best way to get from Waco to Monterey is to fly which takes 10h 23m and costs $160 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $320 - $440 and takes 41h 58m, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 2h.
What companies run services between Waco, TX, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
American Airlines flies from Waco (ACT) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Waco to Tyler / Franklin via Dallas, El Paso, Tucson, Gilroy, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 41h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas to Oakland International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Dallas to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waco to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–360
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Dallas to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from McGregor Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Waco to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Dallas to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Waco to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Waco to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from El Paso to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $65–90
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–170
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–140
- Titanium
- $110–114
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Waco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Waco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Waco to Downtown Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Waco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- 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
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waco Bus Stop to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Waco to Monterey bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Dallas station.
Monterey is 2h behind Waco. It is currently 9:49 PM in Waco and 7:49 PM in Monterey.
Waco to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waco to Monterey is 1692 miles. It takes approximately 28h 21m to drive from Waco to Monterey.
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