There are 10 ways to get from Virginia Beach to Monterey by plane, bus, train, subway, shuttle, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norfolk International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ORF - MRY
11h 15m$198–783Bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
3d 10h$889–1,974Drive 2,916.1 mi
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Montereycar 2,916.1 mi
47h 47m$533–769Fly Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ORF - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 47m$260–890Fly Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORF - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
13h 7m$210–700Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane RIC - MRY
13h 18m$229–927Fly Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ORF - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
13h 13m$271–904Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Arlingtonbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAD - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
15h 14m$289–720Bus, train
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
3d 14h$865–1,981Drive, bus, taxi, train
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Onley Walmartcar
- Take the bus from Onley Walmart to Oak Hall Food Lionbus
- Take the taxi from Oak Hall Food Lion to Salisbury, MDtaxi
- Take the bus from Salisbury, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
3d 23h$1,054–2,327
Virginia Beach to Monterey by bus, train, subway, and shuttle
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Monterey is to fly and shuttle which costs $210 - $700 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Monterey is to fly which takes 11h 15m and costs $190 - $800.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Monterey is 2540 miles. The road distance is 2933.2 miles.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Monterey without a car is to bus and train and BART and shuttle which takes 3 days 10h and costs $850 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Virginia Beach to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 3h behind Virginia Beach. It is currently 1:30 PM in Virginia Beach and 10:30 AM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Virginia Beach to Monterey is 2933 miles. It takes approximately 47h 47m to drive from Virginia Beach to Monterey.
There are 324+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Breeze Airways, and three other airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Arlington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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