There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Monterey by plane, shuttle, bus, train, subway, 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 Portland to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland (PWM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PWM - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
9h 58m$227–737Bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Stationbus
- Take the train from Boston 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 12h$1,938–3,129Drive 3,246.1 mi
- Drive from Portland to Montereycar 3,246.1 mi
2d 5h$555–802Fly Portland to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PWM - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 3m$296–1,035Fly Portland to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PWM - MRY
10h 6m$246–947Fly Portland to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PWM - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
12h 55m$287–973Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BOS - MRY
13h$247–934Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
13h 4m$339–801
Portland to Monterey by bus, train, subway, and shuttle
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Monterey is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $330 - $800 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 58m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Portland and Monterey is 2845 miles. The road distance is 3265 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Monterey without a car is to bus and train and BART and shuttle which takes 3 days 12h and costs $1,900 - $3,200.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Portland to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 3h behind Portland. It is currently 3:49 AM in Portland and 12:49 AM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Monterey is 3265 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from Portland to Monterey.
There are 327+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Portland, ME, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Portland (PWM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- 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
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $21–45
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