SFO to Monterey Private Car Service
Private, direct transportation from San Francisco International Airport to hotels and vacation rentals in Monterey, Pacific Grove and Seaside.
A transfer, not a tour: no stops and no guide — we pick you up at SFO and drive you directly to Monterey.
Flat rate $330 one way, either direction.
A seven-seat minivan runs a flat $330 one way between SFO and Monterey — the same price to the airport as from it, no surge, no meter, no per-bag charge. For a larger party or a different car, the premium SUV and the Black SUV are priced in the booking flow, where the exact all-in fare for your vehicle is shown and confirmed before you pay.
The booking flow adds the $5.50 SFO airport fee, shown as its own line: $335.50 all-in for the seven-seat minivan.
Starting from a San Francisco hotel instead? The seven-seat minivan is $330 one way from any address in the city — no airport fee; the bridge toll is measured for your address and shown as its own line.
Pickups between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. add the published night fee, shown as its own line before you pay. Tip is not required.
Why travelers book this route
Monterey is a two-hour drive south of SFO, down 101 and across to the coast on Highway 156. Most visitors fly into SFO for the flight choice and then face that drive at the end of a long day. A private transfer means it starts at the arrivals curb, with the luggage loaded, and ends at the hotel door.
Two hours is the wrong length for a rideshare — long enough that drivers decline it, and that the quoted price is a guess about demand — and the wrong moment for a rental-car queue. A booked car has a confirmed driver and a fare fixed before you fly.
The return to SFO books the same way, from your hotel, at the same rate, timed to your flight.
Arrivals curb, flight tracked, driver confirmed by text
Book online in about a minute — no account, no app. A person reviews the request and texts back to confirm the ride and the fare; on the day, the driver texts before pickup and again on arrival. Then it is the drive to Monterey, direct, with no other passengers and no stops.
Add your flight number
We track the flight. A late landing moves your pickup rather than losing it, and there is no waiting fee for flight delays.
Meet at the arrivals curb
Collect your bags and step out to the arrivals curb at your terminal. We text your driver's name, car and plate before you land.
Luggage goes in the car
The driver loads at the curb and unloads at your door. Enter your bag count when you book so the right vehicle comes — the minivan for a family or four large cases.
The way back, curbside
For the ride to your flight home, the driver drops you at the departures level of your terminal, with the pickup time set against your check-in.
About Monterey
Monterey is the old harbor town at the southern end of Monterey Bay: Cannery Row and the aquarium along the water, Fisherman's Wharf and the marina, and hotels from the waterfront up into the town. Pacific Grove, on the point beyond Cannery Row, and Seaside, on the bay to the north, are minutes away.
The three share one published rate; Carmel-by-the-Sea and Pebble Beach, twenty minutes further on, have their own.
- Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside and Del Rey Oaks are all the same rate — give us the hotel name or address and the driver goes to the door. Pacific Grove has a page of its own.
- For the Carmel side of the peninsula, book from the Carmel-by-the-Sea or Pebble Beach page; the extra twenty minutes are priced there.
Choose the vehicle that fits your trip
Every class is a flat rate, both directions. Exact fares and seating for your route are shown in the booking flow, confirmed before you pay. The Sprinter is chartered by the hour — see hourly car service.
Monterey to SFO private car service
The return leg books in the same form at the same rate: choose "I'm going to the airport", enter your hotel or rental in Monterey as the pickup, and add the flight number — we set the pickup time against the check-in your airline wants, allowing for the traffic on the way, and you review the whole trip before you pay.
How long does it take to get from SFO to Monterey?
About two hours with the roads clear, down 101 and across Highway 156 to the coast. Holiday weekends and the evening commute through San Jose add to that; your driver plans for it, and the fare doesn't change.
Can you pick us up directly at SFO?
Yes. Add your flight number when you book and we track the landing. Collect your bags, step out to the arrivals curb at your terminal, and your driver is there — we text the driver's name, car and plate before you land. There is no waiting fee for a late flight.
Is the ride private?
Yes. The car is yours alone, direct from the airport to your hotel — no other passengers, no stops. It is a transfer, not a tour.
Would San Jose airport be closer?
Yes — SJC is about half an hour closer to Monterey. If your fare lands there, choose SJC as the pickup in the transfer form. From SFO the price is the published Monterey rate; book around the flight that suits you.
How much luggage fits?
The seven-seat minivan is the car for this drive: four large cases and the carry-ons in the back, child seats installed by the driver if you ask for them when booking. A couple with two suitcases rides in it just as comfortably. Enter your bag count when you book and we'll say if anything looks tight.
Can you drive us from Monterey back to SFO?
Yes, at the same rate. Choose 'I'm going to the airport' in the booking form and enter your hotel as the pickup. Add the flight number and we set the pickup time against your check-in, allowing for traffic on 101.
What is added to the fare?
Only the SFO airport fee, shown as its own line in the booking flow before you pay — the drive to Monterey crosses no toll bridge. No meter, no surge, no per-bag charge, no booking fee. Tip is not required.
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Know your Monterey fare before you fly
Booking takes about a minute:
- Pick the airport and your date
- Enter your Monterey address and choose a vehicle
- We text you to confirm