There are 6 ways to get from Yosemite to Monterey by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, subway, 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.
Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Drive from Yosemite to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LEX - MRY
10h 1m$164–719Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Yosemite to Bereataxi
- Take the bus from Berea to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
2d 20hTaxi, bus, train, BART, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Yosemite to Bereataxi
- Take the bus from Berea to Cincinnati Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis 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$1,635–2,597Drive 2,372.6 mi
- Drive from Yosemite to Montereycar 2,372.6 mi
39h 2m$433–626Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
- Drive from Yosemite to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SDF - MRY
10h 40m$201–829Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Yosemite to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SDF - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
11h 5m$253–886
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Yosemite to Monterey is to drive and fly which costs $160 - $750 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Yosemite to Monterey is to drive and fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Yosemite and Monterey is 2113 miles. The road distance is 2386.4 miles.
The best way to get from Yosemite to Monterey without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Yosemite to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 3h behind Yosemite. It is currently 1:20 PM in Yosemite and 10:20 AM in Monterey.
Yes, the driving distance between Yosemite to Monterey is 2386 miles. It takes approximately 39h 2m to drive from Yosemite to Monterey.
There are 328+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Yosemite, KY, USA and Monterey, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Yosemite to Monterey. However, you can drive to Lexington-Airport-LEX airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), walk to Olmsted / Monterey Regional Airport, then take the line 7 bus to Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearl. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Berea, take the bus to Atlanta Bus Station, take the bus to Dallas Bus Station, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to Santa Barbara Bus Stop, walk to Santa Barbara, take the bus to Salinas, walk to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, then take the line 20 bus to Tyler / Franklin.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Berea to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Berea to Cincinnati Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport International to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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