The average bus between Salinas Station and San Diego takes 19h 43m and the fastest bus takes 15h 19m. There is at least one bus per day from Salinas Station to San Diego. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Salinas Station and San Diego. The earliest departure is at 5:30 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Salinas Station is at 5:45 PM which arrives into San Diego at 2:24 AM. All services require a transfer at Monterey / Gilroy Train Station and take an average of 19h 43m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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20h 54m • 2 changes
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15h 19m • 2 changes
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20h 54m • 2 changes
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15h 19m • 2 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Salinas Station to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Salinas Station station and arriving at San Diego station via Monterey / Gilroy Train Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 43m.
Salinas Station to San Diego bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center station.
Salinas Station to San Diego bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at San Ysidro station.
Book your Salinas Station to San Diego bus tickets online with Monterey-Salinas Transit, Tufesa and San Diego Metro Transit.
The distance between Salinas Station and San Diego is 602.4 km. The road distance is 842 km.
You can take a bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Broadway & 4th Av via Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Gilroy, and San Ysidro Transit Center in around 13h 9m.