There are 10 ways to get from Montreal to Salinas by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane YUL - MRY
13h 33m$168–610Bus, train via San Bernardino
- Take the bus from Montreal, QC to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Sarniabus
- Take the bus from Port Huron Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus
3d 3h$954–1,944Drive 3,039 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Salinascar 3,039 mi
2d$696–1,005Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YUL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
11h 54m$248–804Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YUL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
13h 21m$515–1,156Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BTV - MRY
15h 21m$231–886Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane YUL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to N Main St/ W Rossi Stbus
16h 36m$511–1,637Train via Toronto
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 3h$1,026–2,324Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d 9h$947–1,929Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 10h$1,118–2,372
Montreal to Salinas by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Salinas is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 11h 54m and costs $240 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Montreal to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Salinas via Toronto Union Station, Detroit, Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Montreal and Salinas is 2590 miles. The road distance is 3056.8 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Salinas without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 9h and costs $900 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Montreal to Salinas, including transfers.
Montreal to Salinas train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Montréal station.
The best way to get from Montreal to Salinas is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can train via Toronto, which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 3h.
Salinas is 3h behind Montreal. It is currently 2:58 PM in Montreal and 11:58 AM in Salinas.
Montreal to Salinas train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Salinas, CA, USA?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montréal to Salinas via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, and Emeryville in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $90–210
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $100–210
- Economy Plus
- $110–220
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Montreal, QC to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Sarnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Port Huron Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bloomington to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- 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/
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
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–29
- Titanium
- $16–29
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $30–45
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