There are 11 ways to get from New Jersey to Monterey by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, or subway
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane EWR - MRY
10h 49m$164–658Bus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn 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 to Salinasbus
3dTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 9h$1,099–2,880Drive 2,988.5 mi
- Drive from Newark to Montereycar 2,988.5 mi
47h 8m$546–788Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
10h 49m$226–875Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PHL - MRY
11h$247–927Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JFK - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 32m$292–539Fly Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LGA - MRY
12h 14m$224–830Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 34m$259–694Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 3m$330–1,099Train, BART, shuttle
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
3d 15h$1,184–2,421
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Jersey to Monterey is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $250 - $700 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from New Jersey to Monterey is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from New Jersey station to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Tyler / Franklin via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from New Jersey station to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Salinas via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 9h.
The distance between New Jersey and Monterey is 2582 miles. The road distance is 3005.9 miles.
The best way to get from New Jersey to Monterey without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from New Jersey to Monterey, including transfers.
New Jersey to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
New Jersey to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from New Jersey to Monterey is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 0h, you could also train, which costs $1,100 - $2,900 and takes 3 days 9h.
What companies run services between New Jersey, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to Tyler / Franklin via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles, Salinas, and Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 in around 3d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–450
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- 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 Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- 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/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
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 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 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 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
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More Questions & Answers
New Jersey to Monterey bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Monterey is 3h behind New Jersey. It is currently 8:23 PM in New Jersey and 5:23 PM in Monterey.
New Jersey to Monterey train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between New Jersey to Monterey is 3006 miles. It takes approximately 47h 8m to drive from New Jersey to Monterey.
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