There are 10 ways to get from Omaha to Salinas by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), car, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Omaha to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane OMA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
8h 18mDrive to Lincoln Municipal Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Drive from Omaha to Lincoln-Airport-LNKcar
- Fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LNK - MRY
9h 59m$125–572Bus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Salinasbus
43h 3mBus, train via Denver
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
2dDrive 1,750.5 mi
- Drive from Omaha to Salinascar 1,750.5 mi
26h 42m$320–462Fly Omaha to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane OMA - MRY
10h 14m$136–658Drive to Lincoln Municipal Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Omaha to Lincoln-Airport-LNKcar
- Fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LNK - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h 38m$162–618Fly Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane OMA - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
9h 34m$183–754Fly Omaha to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane OMA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
10h 5mBus, train
- Take the bus from Omaha to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
2d 2h$1,196–1,977
Omaha (OMA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Omaha to Salinas is to drive and fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Omaha to Salinas is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 34m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Omaha to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Omaha and arriving at Salinas via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Oakland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 3m.
The distance between Omaha and Salinas is 1538 miles. The road distance is 1760.7 miles.
The best way to get from Omaha to Salinas without a car is to bus which takes 43h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Omaha to Salinas, including transfers.
Omaha to Salinas bus services, operated by Express Arrow, depart from Omaha station.
The best way to get from Omaha to Salinas is to bus which takes 43h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $700 and takes 10h 14m.
Omaha to Salinas bus services, operated by Express Arrow, arrive at Denver station.
Salinas is 2h behind Omaha. It is currently 6:42 PM in Omaha and 4:42 PM in Salinas.
What companies run services between Omaha, NE, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Omaha to Salinas via Denver, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, West Oakland, Lake Merritt, and Oakland in around 43h 3m. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Omaha (OMA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Omaha to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Omaha to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Omaha to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Omaha to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Omaha to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Omaha to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Omaha to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Omaha to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Omaha to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Omaha to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Omaha to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Omaha to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- 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
Train from Denver to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Oakland to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Omaha to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Express Arrow
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Omaha, NE to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–80
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