There are 7 ways to get from Alajuela to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, car, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SJO - STS
10h 7m$268–972Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosabus
4d 6h$292–553Drive 3,723.2 mi
- Drive from Alajuela to Santa Rosacar 3,723.2 mi
3d 1h$804–1,161Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 2m$379–639Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 44m$346–1,231Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
13h 4m$364–1,302Bus
- Take the bus from Puente Villa Bonita to Terminal Managua - CCAbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus
5d 7h$438–580
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alajuela to Santa Rosa is to bus via Tepic which costs $290 - $600 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Alajuela to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which takes 10h 2m and costs $370 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Alajuela to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Puente Villa Bonita and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 7h.
The distance between Alajuela and Santa Rosa is 3118 miles. The road distance is 3744.9 miles.
The best way to get from Alajuela to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 7h and costs $430 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Alajuela to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Alajuela to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Puente Villa Bonita station.
The best way to get from Alajuela to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $260 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $290 - $600 and takes 4 days 6h.
Alajuela to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Managua - CCA station.
Santa Rosa is 1h behind Alajuela. It is currently 4:15 PM in Alajuela and 3:15 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Alajuela, Costa Rica and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Avenida 2 con Calle 3 to Santa Rosa via Terminal TUASA, San José, San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Tepic in around 4d 6h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Puente Villa Bonita to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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