There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Monterey by plane, 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.
Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SYD - MRY
20h 45m$448–1,520Fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SYD - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
19h 16m$620–1,287Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SYD - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
20h 54m$520–1,677Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SYD - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
22h 36m$511–1,691Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SYD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
25h 24m$605–1,904
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which takes 19h 16m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Sydney and Monterey is 7470 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 45m to get from Sydney to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 18h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:55 PM in Sydney and 10:55 PM in Monterey.
There are 327+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
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 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 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
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