There are 9 ways to get from Fort Lauderdale to Monterey by plane, bus, train, subway, shuttle, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane FLL - MRY
11h 3m$205–856Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MIA - MRY
11h 6m$167–709Bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
3d 15h$1,600–2,559Drive 2,938.2 mi
- Drive from Fort Lauderdale to Montereycar 2,938.2 mi
2d$537–775Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FLL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 20m$257–913Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FLL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 10m$197–673Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MIA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 58m$209–766Train to Miami International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MIA - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 30m$229–536Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
4d 9h$2,480–3,914
Fort Lauderdale to Monterey by bus, train, subway, and shuttle
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Monterey is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $220 - $550 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Monterey is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Fort Lauderdale station to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station and arriving at Salinas via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 9h.
The distance between Fort Lauderdale and Monterey is 2569 miles. The road distance is 2955.3 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Monterey without a car is to bus and train and BART and shuttle which takes 3 days 15h and costs $1,600 - $2,600.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Fort Lauderdale to Monterey, including transfers.
Fort Lauderdale to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Monterey is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs $200 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,400 - $4,000 and takes 4 days 9h.
Monterey is 3h behind Fort Lauderdale. It is currently 4:30 AM in Fort Lauderdale and 1:30 AM in Monterey.
Fort Lauderdale to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Tyler / Franklin via Chicago Union Station, Emeryville, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 4d 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tri Rail
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
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