The average bus between Santa Rosa and Palo Alto takes 4h 17m and the fastest bus takes 3h 33m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Rosa to Palo Alto. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Santa Rosa and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 3:00 AM at night, and the last departure from Santa Rosa is at 9:30 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 1:29 AM. All services require a transfer at San Francisco Airport and take an average of 4h 17m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa station and arriving at Palo Alto station via San Francisco Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 17m.
Santa Rosa to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Santa Rosa station.
Santa Rosa to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Palo Alto is 121.8 km. The road distance is 144 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via San Francisco Airport, SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, and Millbrae Transit Center-Bay 13 West Busway in around 4h 15m.