There are 8 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or subway
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Bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 4m$140–506Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 12h$735–1,676Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101 / ...
2d 15h$477–949Drive 2,352.6 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosacar 2,352.6 mi
36h 50m$430–621Bus, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane DTW - STS
10h 11m$159–722Bus, fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DTW - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 46m$219–929Bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
13h 15m$243–1,046Bus, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 38m$247–1,039
Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly and train which costs $140 - $550 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 4m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Ann Arbor and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Santa Rosa is 2185 miles. The road distance is 2366.4 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $700 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Ann Arbor station.
Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 11:12 AM in Ann Arbor and 8:12 AM in Santa Rosa.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa is 2366 miles. It takes approximately 36h 50m to drive from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ann Arbor to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- 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
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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