There are 9 ways to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas by plane, 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 John Wayne Airport Orange County to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SNA - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
5h 24m$247–759Bus via Gilroy
cheapest- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angelesbus 460
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Intermodal Transit Centerbus 59
14h 23m$50–73Bus
- Take the bus from Westminster, CA - ABC Supermarket to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus Westminster
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Salinasbus Ans 6238
10h 9m$130–181Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Broadwaybus 460
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
12h 41m$114–246Drive 335.4 mi
- Drive from Fountain Valley to Salinascar 335.4 mi
5h 50m$62–89Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
5h 48m$234–855Line 72 bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus
- Take the bus from Warner-San Bruno to Tustin Metrolink Station-Dock 3bus
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LAX - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
8h 24m$292–734Line 72 bus, line 1 bus, line 171 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, line 29 bus
- Take the bus from Warner-Greenleaf to Warner-Pacificbus
- Take the bus from Pacific Coast-Warner to 7Th-Channelbus
- Take the bus from 7th & Channel SE to PCH & Ximeno NWbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Take the bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
8h 9m$100–391Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
8h 40m$98–410
Fountain Valley to Salinas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas is to bus via Gilroy which costs $50 - $75 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas is to fly and line 20 bus which takes 5h 24m and costs $240 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Fountain Valley to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Westminster, CA - ABC Supermarket and arriving at Salinas via Main / College and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Fountain Valley and Salinas is 335 miles. The road distance is 337.3 miles.
The best way to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 10h 9m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Fountain Valley to Salinas, including transfers.
Fountain Valley to Salinas bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from Westminster, CA - ABC Supermarket station.
Fountain Valley to Salinas bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fountain Valley to Salinas is 337 miles. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Fountain Valley to Salinas.
There are 180+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Fountain Valley, CA, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Westminster, CA - ABC Supermarket to Salinas via Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, Main / College, Alameda / Arcadia, and Los Angeles in around 10h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
Bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to N Main St/ W Rossi St
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://mst.org/
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Intermodal Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Westminster, CA - ABC Supermarket to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $25–35
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Warner-San Bruno to Tustin Metrolink Station-Dock 3
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Warner-Greenleaf to Warner-Pacific
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Pacific Coast-Warner to 7Th-Channel
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from 7th & Channel SE to PCH & Ximeno NW
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–65
- Titanium
- $50–60
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