There are 11 ways to get from Idaho Falls to Monterey by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Idaho Falls to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane IDA - MRY
8h 4m$92–481Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Innbus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
26h 48m$243–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Innbus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
30h 10m$545–879Drive 926.8 mi
- Drive from Idaho Falls to Montereycar 926.8 mi
14h 48m$159–229Fly Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IDA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
8h 14m$134–528Bus to Pocatello Regional Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
- Fly from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PIH - MRY
8h 47m$106–473Fly Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IDA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 8m$135–492Bus to Jackson Hole Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson Airport, WYbus
- Fly from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JAC - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 17m$182–681Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SLC - MRY
8h 33m$111–464Bus, train via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Ogden, UTbus
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
29h 9m$378–591Bus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Ogden, UTbus
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus 59
30h 37m$226–351
Idaho Falls to Monterey by bus, subway, and shuttle
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Idaho Falls to Monterey is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Idaho Falls to Monterey is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $90 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Idaho Falls to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Idaho Falls and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Ogden, UT, Las Vegas, Huntington Park, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 37m.
The distance between Idaho Falls and Monterey is 713 miles. The road distance is 932.2 miles.
The best way to get from Idaho Falls to Monterey without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 26h 48m and costs $240 - $370.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Idaho Falls to Monterey, including transfers.
Idaho Falls to Monterey bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Idaho Falls station.
The best way to get from Idaho Falls to Monterey is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $90 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $360 and takes 30h 37m.
Idaho Falls to Monterey bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Ogden, UT station.
Monterey is 1h behind Idaho Falls. It is currently 6:27 PM in Idaho Falls and 5:27 PM in Monterey.
What companies run services between Idaho Falls, ID, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Idaho Falls to Tyler / Franklin via Ogden, UT, Las Vegas, Huntington Park, Gilroy, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 30h 37m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Pocatello Regional Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Idaho Falls to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Idaho Falls to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson Airport, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Ogden, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Ogden, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $85–120
Bus from Ogden, UT to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $85–120
Bus from Las Vegas to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–90
Bus from Huntington Park to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $70–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Huntington Park to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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