There are 9 ways to get from Louisville to Monterey by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), bus, train, subway, shuttle, or car
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Fly Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SDF - MRY
9h 33m$165–656Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
2d 10h$462–851Bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union 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
2d 16h$867–1,743Drive 2,308.3 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Montereycar 2,308.3 mi
37h 1m$422–609Fly Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SDF - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 56m$257–913Fly Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SDF - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 53m$257–673Fly Louisville International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SDF - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 36m$278–977Bus to Covington, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane CVG - MRY
12h 17m$205–848Bus to Nashville, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BNA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 32m$280–958
Louisville to Monterey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $250 - $700 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Monterey is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Louisville and Monterey is 1995 miles. The road distance is 2321.8 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $460 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Louisville to Monterey, including transfers.
Louisville to Monterey bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, depart from Louisville, KY station.
The best way to get from Louisville to Monterey is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $850 and takes 2 days 10h.
Louisville to Monterey bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, arrive at Evansville, IN station.
Monterey is 3h behind Louisville. It is currently 5:46 PM in Louisville and 2:46 PM in Monterey.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Tyler / Franklin via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Santa Barbara, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Covington to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nashville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- 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
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
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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