There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Torrance by bus, plane, bus (Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 20 bus to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, line 8 bus
best- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tylerbus
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MRY - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX/Metro Transit Center Station to Hawthorne Bl at Emerald Stbus
6h 8m$316–660Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Downtown Los Angelesbus San Jose
12h 58m$45–68Bus via Goleta
- Take the bus from Salinas to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
10h 56mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
11h 7m$197–302Drive 315.5 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Torrancecar 315.5 mi
5h 26m$58–84Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, line 8 bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX/Metro Transit Center Station to Hawthorne Bl at Emerald Stbus
6h 2m$163–662Line 29 bus, shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, bus
- Take the bus from Lincoln Ave / W Market St to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ridebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway
- Take the bus from Flower St at 7th St to Crenshaw Bl at Torrance Blbus
7h 9m$475–812Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
7h 36m$321–1,399Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
7h$83–324
Salinas to Torrance by train and bus (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Torrance is to bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Torrance is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas to Torrance. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Hawthorne Bl at Torrance Bl via UCSB North Hall Inbound, Santa Barbara Airport, LAX Terminal 6 Lower Level and LAX/Metro Transit Center Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Torrance. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Los Angeles via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Salinas and Torrance is 306 miles. The road distance is 317.4 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Torrance without a car is to bus via Goleta which takes 10h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Salinas to Torrance, including transfers.
Salinas to Torrance bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
Salinas to Torrance train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Torrance is to bus via Goleta which takes 10h 56m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $190 - $310 and takes 11h 7m.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Torrance, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas to Hawthorne Bl at Torrance Bl via Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop, UCSB North Hall Inbound, Santa Barbara Airport, Los Angeles Airport, CA, LAX Terminal 6 Lower Level, Metro Transit Center Bay 2, and LAX/Metro Transit Center Station in around 10h 56m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Salinas to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $190–300 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- 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
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7 to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Lincoln Ave / W Market St to Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 310-618-6266
- Website
- Torrance Transit
Bus from LAX/Metro Transit Center Station to Hawthorne Bl at Emerald St
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Torrance Transit
- Schedules at
- Routes and Schedules
- Seniors 65+
- $1
- Students
- $1
Bus from LAX/Metro Transit Center Station to Hawthorne Bl at Emerald St
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Torrance Transit
- Schedules at
- Routes and Schedules
- Seniors 65+
- $1
- Students
- $1
Bus from Flower St at 7th St to Crenshaw Bl at Torrance Bl
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Torrance Transit
- Schedules at
- Routes and Schedules
- Seniors 65+
- $1
- Students
- $1
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salinas to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Gilroy to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $70–95
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
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Salinas to Torrance bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Salinas to Torrance train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Torrance is 317 miles. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Salinas to Torrance.
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