The average bus between San Carlos and Salinas takes 4h 30m and the fastest bus takes 3h 58m. The bus service runs several times per day from San Carlos to Salinas. 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 3 times a day between San Carlos and Salinas. The earliest departure is at 3:20 AM at night, and the last departure from San Carlos is at 2:40 PM which arrives into Salinas at 7:42 PM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Center and take an average of 4h 30m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.



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No, there is no direct bus from San Carlos to Salinas. However, there are services departing from San Carlos station and arriving at Salinas station via Santa Clara & 1st. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 30m.
San Carlos to Salinas bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Center station.
San Carlos to Salinas bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Salinas Intermodal Transit Center station.
The distance between San Carlos and Salinas is 106.7 km. The road distance is 140 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave to Salinas Intermodal Transit Center via Palo Alto Transit Center, Santa Clara & 1st, 2nd & Santa Clara, Gilroy Transit Center, and Monterey / Gilroy Train Station in around 5h 38m.