There are 7 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa by car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane PSP - STS
3h 59m$97–527Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus 5
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
16h 31m$75–124Bus
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus 5
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- 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 / ...
15h 16m$85–156Bus, train via Oakland
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus 5
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101 / ...
19h 22m$125–282Drive 504.6 mi
- Drive from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosacar 504.6 mi
9h$93–133Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ONT - STS
6h 52m$84–476Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
8h 34m$118–686
Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa is to bus and train which costs $70 - $130 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa is to drive and fly which takes 3h 59m and costs $95 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via San Bernardino, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Big Bear Lake and Santa Rosa is 574 miles. The road distance is 507.6 miles.
The best way to get from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 15h 16m and costs $85 - $160.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Mountain Transit, depart from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd station.
Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Mountain Transit, arrive at San Bernardino station.
Yes, the driving distance between Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa is 508 miles. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Big Bear Lake to Santa Rosa.
There are 304+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
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 via San Bernardino, Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 909-878-5200
- Website
- mountaintransit.org
Bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Mountain Transit
Bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- Mountain Transit
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
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
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
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