There are 10 ways to get from Missouri to Salinas by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), car, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Springfield-Branson National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SGF - MRY
9h 23m$141–626Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
46h 5m$1,183–1,834Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Tulsabus
- Take the bus from Tulsa 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
47h 50mDrive 1,783.5 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Salinascar 1,783.5 mi
30h 13m$326–471Fly Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCI - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
9h 1mFly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane STL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinasbus
9h 8mFly Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MCI - MRY
10h 45m$155–757Fly Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MCI - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
10h 9m$202–803Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane STL - MRY
10h 57m$158–710Fly Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MCI - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Salinastrain
12h 29m$262–974
Missouri to Salinas by tram and train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Missouri to Salinas is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Missouri to Salinas is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Missouri to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Kansas City and arriving at Salinas via Tulsa Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Missouri to Salinas. However, there are services departing from Metro Center and arriving at Salinas via Kansas City and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 5m.
The distance between Missouri and Salinas is 1607 miles. The road distance is 1793.9 miles.
The best way to get from Missouri to Salinas without a car is to train which takes 46h 5m and costs $1,100 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Missouri to Salinas, including transfers.
Missouri to Salinas bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Kansas City station.
Missouri to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Missouri to Salinas is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $140 - $650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,100 - $1,900 and takes 46h 5m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 47h 50m.
What companies run services between Missouri, USA and Salinas, CA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Metro Center to Salinas via Union Station, Kansas City, and Los Angeles in around 46h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $60–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- 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
- $15–24
- 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
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–50
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Missouri to Salinas bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Tulsa station.
Salinas is 2h behind Missouri. It is currently 05:54 in Missouri and 03:54 in Salinas.
Missouri to Salinas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Missouri to Salinas is 1794 miles. It takes approximately 30h 13m to drive from Missouri to Salinas.
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