There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Virginia by train, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
9h 23m$159–668Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Virginia Beachbus
2d 23hTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolktrain
3d 10h$1,108–2,332Drive 2,894.7 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Virginia Beachcar 2,894.7 mi
47h 39m$529–764Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
- 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 Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
9h 41m$479–768Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MRY - DCA
10h 23m$257–809Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
9h 55m$276–971Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
10h 37m$431–728Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane MRY - RIC
11h 39m$215–856
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Virginia is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Virginia is to train and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas to Virginia. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Virginia Beach via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Virginia station. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Newtown Road Station via Emeryville, Chicago Union Station, Petersburg Amtrak Station and Harbor Park Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Salinas and Virginia is 2558 miles. The road distance is 2911.6 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Virginia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Salinas to Virginia, including transfers.
Salinas to Virginia bus services, operated by American Star Tours, depart from Salinas station.
Salinas to Virginia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Virginia is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,100 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 10h, you could also fly, which costs $250 - $850 and takes 10h 23m.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Virginia, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas to Virginia Beach via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, and Richmond in around 2d 23h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salinas to Parks & 19Th via Emeryville, Chicago Union Station, Petersburg Amtrak Station, Norfolk, Harbor Park Station, Newtown Road Station, and Newtown Rd Station in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- 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
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- 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
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Virginia Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
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More Questions & Answers
Salinas to Virginia bus services, operated by American Star Tours, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Virginia is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 5:48 AM in Salinas and 8:48 AM in Virginia.
Salinas to Virginia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Virginia is 2912 miles. It takes approximately 47h 39m to drive from Salinas to Virginia.
There are 512+ hotels available in Virginia.

















