There are 10 ways to get from Maricopa to Salinas by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Amtrak), car, shuttle, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, line 20 bus
best- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PHX - MRY
- Take the bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus
7h 12mDrive 700.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Maricopa to Salinascar 700.9 mi
11h 47m$128–185Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
17h 52m$418–650Bus
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus 59
20h 52mBus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
6h 52mBus, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
7h 23mBus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
7h 17mBus, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane PHX - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Salinastrain
9h 52mBus, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PHX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
9h 58mBus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Intermodal Transit Centerbus 59
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Maricopa to Salinas by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Maricopa to Salinas is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Maricopa to Salinas is to drive which takes 11h 47m and costs $120 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Maricopa to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Maricopa Amtrak and arriving at Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 via 29th Av & Bell Rd, Phoenix and Monterey / Gilroy Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Maricopa to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Maricopa Amtrak and arriving at Salinas via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 52m.
The distance between Maricopa and Salinas is 659 miles. The road distance is 705 miles.
The best way to get from Maricopa to Salinas without a car is to train which takes 17h 52m and costs $410 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Maricopa to Salinas, including transfers.
Maricopa to Salinas bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Maricopa Amtrak station.
Maricopa to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Maricopa Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Maricopa to Salinas is to train which takes 17h 52m and costs $410 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 52m.
What companies run services between Maricopa, AZ, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Maricopa Amtrak to Salinas via Los Angeles in around 17h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 via North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station, 29th Av & Bell Rd, 27th Av & McDowell Rd, Phoenix, Gilroy, and Monterey / Gilroy Train Station in around 20h 52m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
Flights from Phoenix to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Intermodal Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Phoenix to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $120–150
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–120
- Titanium
- $95–100
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $14–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–80
- Titanium
- $65–75
Bus from Bakersfield to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $27–40
- Titanium
- $30–40
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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Maricopa to Salinas bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station.
Maricopa to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maricopa to Salinas is 705 miles. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Maricopa to Salinas.
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