There are 8 ways to get from Monterey to Columbus by plane, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), shuttle, subway, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Monterey Regional Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane MRY - CMH
8h 45m$245–956Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Dayton (DAY)plane MRY - DAY
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Columbusbus
13h 17m$168–677Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbusbus
2d 15h$437–828Shuttle, BART, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Columbusbus
2d 17h$876–1,779Drive 2,459.8 mi
- Drive from Monterey to Columbuscar 2,459.8 mi
39h 58m$449–649Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane SJC - CMH
10h$282–1,010Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane SFO - CMH
9h 32m$321–821Shuttle, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane OAK - CMH
11h 44m$312–1,073
Monterey to Columbus by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Columbus is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $700 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Columbus is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $240 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Columbus. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Columbus via Salinas, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Monterey and Columbus is 2139 miles. The road distance is 2474.1 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Columbus without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Monterey to Columbus, including transfers.
Monterey to Columbus bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Monterey to Columbus is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $240 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 15h.
Monterey to Columbus bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
Columbus is 3h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 12:57 PM in Monterey and 3:57 PM in Columbus.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Columbus, OH, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Columbus via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton via San Francisco International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Dayton via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salinas to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Columbus is 2474 miles. It takes approximately 39h 58m to drive from Monterey to Columbus.
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