There are 8 ways to get from Kansas City to Monterey by plane, bus, shuttle, train (Amtrak), 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 to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MCI - MRY
8h 44m$143–653Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station 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
44h 3m$369–658Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
46h 20m$701–1,423Drive 1,799 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Montereycar 1,799 mi
30h 34m$329–475Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MCI - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 19m$235–910Fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCI - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 8m$205–430Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MCI - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 54m$256–974Bus
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus 59
45h 42m$342–447
Kansas City to Monterey by bus, subway, and shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $200 - $430 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Monterey is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City to Monterey. However, there are services departing from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via El Paso, Downtown Los Angeles, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Kansas City to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Kansas City and arriving at Salinas via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 20m.
The distance between Kansas City and Monterey is 1520 miles. The road distance is 1809.5 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Monterey without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 44h 3m and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Kansas City to Monterey, including transfers.
Kansas City to Monterey bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City station.
Kansas City to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Monterey is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $140 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 46h 20m, you could also bus, which costs $340 - $450 and takes 45h 42m.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kansas City to Tyler / Franklin via Los Angeles, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 46h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- 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
- groometransportation.com
- 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
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $70–95
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- mst.org
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
- https://mst.org/
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More Questions & Answers
Kansas City to Monterey bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Monterey is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 11:37 PM in Kansas City and 9:37 PM in Monterey.
Kansas City to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Monterey is 1809 miles. It takes approximately 30h 34m to drive from Kansas City to Monterey.
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