There are 7 ways to get from Columbus to Gilroy by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, 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 to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CMH - SJC
10h 44m$240–964Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CMH - MRY
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus
12h 43m$189–764Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Monterey & 5thbus 68
2d 11h$396–776Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Monterey & 5thbus 68
2d 17h$826–1,737Drive 2,456 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Gilroycar 2,456 mi
39h 20m$449–648Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CMH - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 6m$284–783Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CMH - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroybus
11h 17m$255–1,039
Columbus to Gilroy by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Gilroy is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $800 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Gilroy is to fly and Caltrain which takes 10h 6m and costs $280 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Gilroy. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Monterey & 5th via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and San Jose Diridon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Columbus and Gilroy is 2158 miles. The road distance is 2470.3 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Gilroy without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Columbus to Gilroy, including transfers.
Columbus to Gilroy bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Columbus to Gilroy is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs $240 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $800 and takes 2 days 11h.
Columbus to Gilroy bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Gilroy is 3h behind Columbus. It is currently 8:31 PM in Columbus and 5:31 PM in Gilroy.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Gilroy, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Columbus to Monterey & 5th via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and San Jose Diridon in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- 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 San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Monterey & 5th
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Monterey & 5th
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $26–50
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3–19
- Titanium
- $4–18
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
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