There are 6 ways to get from Glen Ellen to Monterey by bus, taxi, train, subway, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Stationbus FlixBus 2005
8h 23mDrive 163.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Glen Ellen to Montereycar 163.5 mi
3h 3m$30–44Taxi, train, line 580 bus, BART, bus
- Take the taxi from Glen Ellen to SMART Petaluma Northtaxi
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma North to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Lake Merrittsubway
- Take the train from Oakland to Salinastrain
- Take the bus from Salinas to Monterey Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 49mBus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
8h 41m$45–63Line 30 bus, line 48 bus, train, bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 30
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Petaluma Transit Mallbus 48 / ...
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 25mBus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Martinez to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
10h 22m$68–129
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glen Ellen to Monterey is to drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 3h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Glen Ellen to Monterey is to drive which takes 3h 3m and costs $29 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Glen Ellen to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Santa Rosa Transit Mall, 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Glen Ellen and Monterey is 203 miles. The road distance is 164.4 miles.
The best way to get from Glen Ellen to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 8h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Glen Ellen to Monterey, including transfers.
Glen Ellen to Monterey bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Glen Ellen to Monterey bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glen Ellen to Monterey is 164 miles. It takes approximately 3h 3m to drive from Glen Ellen to Monterey.
There are 226+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Glen Ellen, CA, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave to Tyler / Franklin via Santa Rosa Transit Mall, 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Salinas Train Station, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 8h 23m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma North to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Lake Merritt
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to Monterey Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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 Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Petaluma Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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