There are 8 ways to get from Raleigh to Monterey by plane, train, subway, shuttle, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane RDU - MRY
10h 39m$196–806Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDU - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 8m$178–432Train, BART, shuttle
- Take the train from Raleigh Union 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 11h$1,956–3,090Drive 2,747.8 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Montereycar 2,747.8 mi
45h$502–725Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RDU - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 19m$238–862Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RDU - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
12h 59m$238–876Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
14h 18m$276–582Bus, train
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Salinasbus
3d 13h
Raleigh to Monterey by train, subway, and shuttle
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $170 - $440 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Monterey is to fly which takes 10h 39m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Raleigh and Monterey is 2411 miles. The road distance is 2763.9 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Monterey without a car is to train and BART and shuttle which takes 3 days 11h and costs $1,900 - $3,100.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Raleigh to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 8:47 PM in Raleigh and 5:47 PM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Monterey is 2764 miles. It takes approximately 45h to drive from Raleigh to Monterey.
There are 328+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- 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 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 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
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