There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Salinas by plane, train, bus, shuttle, taxi, 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 Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CUE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
16h 11mFly Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CUE - MRY
18h 50m$292–1,066Fly Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CUE - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
19h 38m$381–1,276Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane GYE - MRY
20h 9m$390–1,243Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GYE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
17h 19mFly Cuenca to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CUE - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
20h 52m
Cuenca (CUE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly which costs $290 - $1,100 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Salinas is to fly which takes 18h 50m and costs $290 - $1,100.
The distance between Cuenca and Salinas is 4060 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Cuenca to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 2h behind Cuenca. It is currently 7:31 PM in Cuenca and 5:31 PM in Salinas.
There are 198+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Salinas, CA, USA?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, San Salvador, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Cuenca to Monterey Regional Airport via Quito, Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cuenca to Oakland International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to San Francisco International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cuenca to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quito, San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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