There are 11 ways to get from Asheville to Salinas by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Asheville Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane AVL - MRY
11h 53m$146–608Bus
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Salinasbus
2d 20hBus, train
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Ashlandbus
- Take the train from Ashland Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d 8h$990–2,083Drive 2,498.2 mi
- Drive from Asheville to Salinascar 2,498.2 mi
40h 8m$456–659Fly Asheville Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane AVL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
11h 45m$232–804Fly Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane AVL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 55m$156–551Drive to Mcghee Tyson Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Drive from Asheville to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)car
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane TYS - MRY
12h 18m$226–837Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
13h 10mFly Asheville Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane AVL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
12h 19m$230–847Bus, train via New Orleans
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
3d 10h$1,017–2,192Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 18h$1,185–2,527
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Asheville to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $150 - $550 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Asheville to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 11h 45m and costs $230 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Asheville to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Asheville, NC and arriving at Salinas via Charlotte Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Asheville and Salinas is 2232 miles. The road distance is 2512.8 miles.
The best way to get from Asheville to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Asheville to Salinas, including transfers.
Asheville to Salinas bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Asheville, NC station.
The best way to get from Asheville to Salinas is to fly which takes 11h 53m and costs $140 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 20h.
Asheville to Salinas bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Charlotte Bus Station.
Salinas is 3h behind Asheville. It is currently 8:24 PM in Asheville and 5:24 PM in Salinas.
What companies run services between Asheville, NC, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Asheville, NC to Salinas via Charlotte Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Atlanta, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Atlanta, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Oakland International Airport via Atlanta, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ashland Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- 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
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Asheville, NC to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Ashland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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