Cheapest€26.58
- Altamont Corridor Express AC326206:476h 35m13:22Van NuysSalinas Transit Center
Door to door 7h 19mCO2 12.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Van Nuys to Salinas costs €26.58 at the cheapest and takes 6h 47m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 462 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 462 km
- Fastest
- 6h 47m
- Average
- 7h 11m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €26.58
- CO2 per passenger
- 12.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 7h 19m | 6h 35m | 44m | €28.23 | 12.5 kg | 4 |
- 7h 19mFastest, by Coach
- €28.23Cheapest, by Coach
- 12.5 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 462 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€58.48
- Altamont Corridor Express AC687007:302h 29m09:59Van NuysBakersfield Greyhound Bus Station
- Amtrak California AC805510:532h 22m13:15BakersfieldSalinas station
Changes at Bakersfield, with 54 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 6h 29mCO2 15.0 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Van Nuys to Salinas | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €53.53 | €52.98 | €51.88 | €40.33 | €38.68 | €41.98 | €54.63 | €30.43 | €44.73 | €33.73 | €33.73 | €28.23 | €35.38 | €37.58 |
| Train | €85.04 | €65.24 | €76.79 | €45.99 | €45.99 | €46.54 | €61.94 | €47.09 | €53.14 | €40.49 | €43.79 | €35.54 | €42.14 | €43.79 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €26.58
The bus gets you into Salinas. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Salinas
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Van Nuys to Salinas
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €29.8890 days
- €22.7360 days
- €22.7345 days
- €29.8830 days
- €27.6821 days
- €37.5814 days
- €54.637 days
- €51.883 days
- €53.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €22.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 140 percent. The most expensive point is €54.63, 7 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €33.73Sun
- €33.73Mon
- €28.23Tue
- €35.38Wed
- €37.58Thu
- €30.43Fri
- €44.73Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €38.68Sep
- €23.83Oct
- €23.83Nov
- €23.83Dec
- €23.28Jan
- €19.98Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 462 km against 401 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bakersfield, Visalia, Oxnard, Fresno. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Van Nuys at 06:47 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Van Nuys
Rail
- Van Nuys station
- Sun Valley
- Picover station
Bus
- Van Nuys
- LAX FlyAway Van Nuys Terminal
Salinas
Rail
- Salinas station
- Castroville station
Bus
- Salinas Transit Center
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Altamont Corridor Express | €26.58 | 6h 47m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €21.00 | 79% |
| Taxes | €2.10 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 7% |
| Total you pay | €26.58 | 100% |
We cannot promise Salinas station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Salinas
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Van Nuys to Salinas
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Van Nuys to Salinas?
The fastest journey from Van Nuys to Salinas takes 6h 47m door to door, of which 6h 35m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 7h 11m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Van Nuys to Salinas?
The cheapest fare from Van Nuys to Salinas is €26.58, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.73. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Van Nuys to Salinas?
The cheapest way from Van Nuys to Salinas is by Coach, at €28.23 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 19m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Van Nuys to Salinas?
Fares from Van Nuys to Salinas bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €22.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 140 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Van Nuys to Salinas?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Van Nuys to Salinas, at €28.23. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Van Nuys to Salinas?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Van Nuys to Salinas, at €19.98 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Van Nuys to Salinas?
1 operators sell services from Van Nuys to Salinas across 1 modes: Altamont Corridor Express. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Van Nuys to Salinas?
20 percent of the services we sell from Van Nuys to Salinas are direct. The rest connect at Bakersfield, Visalia, Oxnard, Fresno, with about 54 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Van Nuys to Salinas use?
Services from Van Nuys to Salinas by Coach leave from Van Nuys and arrive at Salinas Transit Center. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Van Nuys to Salinas?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Van Nuys to Salinas allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Van Nuys to Salinas on September 10, 2026: 462 km of route against 401 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €26.58, and 6h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Salinas is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Salinas
Day trips that leave Salinas in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
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