There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Louisville by train, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
best- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SFO - SDF
9h 31m$243–881Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Nashville (BNA)plane SJC - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville to Louisville, KYbus
12h 42m$214–760Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Louisville, KYbus
2d 10hBus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryvillebus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
2d 15hDrive 2,286.9 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Louisvillecar 2,286.9 mi
36h 53m$418–603Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MRY - SDF
10h 32m$236–1,009Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SJC - SDF
10h 25m$263–1,011Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane OAK - SDF
11h 59m$291–1,098Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SFO - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
12h 26m$274–837
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Louisville is to train and Caltrain and fly and bus which costs $270 - $850 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Louisville is to train and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 31m and costs $240 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas to Louisville. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Louisville, KY via San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Evansville, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Salinas and Louisville is 2106 miles. The road distance is 2300.2 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Louisville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Salinas to Louisville, including transfers.
Salinas to Louisville bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Louisville is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $1,100 and takes 10h 32m.
Salinas to Louisville bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Louisville is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 6:06 AM in Salinas and 9:06 AM in Louisville.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas to Louisville, KY via San Jose, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Evansville, IN in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- 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
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Nashville to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
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