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How to get fromBig Bear Lake to Santa Rosaby car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa by car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport

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    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane plane PSP - STS
    4h 13m
    $71–317

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Los Angeles Downtownbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus bus 172
    15h 16m
    $82–136

  3. Bus, train via Oakland

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain train
    4. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    19h 22m
    $295–470

  4. Drive  504.6 mi

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosacar car 504.6 mi
    9h
    $93–133

  5. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane PSP - SFO
    3. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus bus
    4. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    6h 28m
    $178–371

  6. Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane plane BUR - STS
    8h 40m
    $135–308

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus bus
    4. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    16h 24m
    $79–133

Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa by bus

Calendar6Weekly Buses
Duration15h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$82Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 570.4 mi
  • Duration: 4h 13m

What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via San Bernardino, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 15h 16m.

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