There are 5 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Morro Bay by plane, train, bus, 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 to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SLC - SBP
7h 55m$174–298Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SLC - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispobus
9h 50m$100–430Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Emeryville to San Luis Obispobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
27h 55m$346–657Drive 834.5 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Morro Baycar 834.5 mi
13h 35m$153–220Train, bus via Paso Robles
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from North County Transit Center to Government Centerbus 9S
28h 25m$332–677
Salt Lake City to Morro Bay by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Morro Bay is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Morro Bay is to fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $170 - $300.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Morro Bay is 636 miles. The road distance is 839.4 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Morro Bay without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 55m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Salt Lake City to Morro Bay, including transfers.
Morro Bay is 1h behind Salt Lake City. It is currently 12:08 PM in Salt Lake City and 11:08 AM in Morro Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Morro Bay is 839 miles. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Salt Lake City to Morro Bay.
There are 232+ hotels available in Morro Bay.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Morro Bay, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from North County Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
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