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How to get fromBig Sur to Santa RosaBy taxi, bus, train, car, plane, ferry, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Big Sur to Santa Rosa by taxi, bus, train, car, plane, ferry, or shuttle

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  1. Taxi, bus

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinas Train Stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to San Franciscobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus 172
    6h 32m
    $165–205

  2. Drive 196.6 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Big Sur to Santa Rosacar car 196.6 mi
    3h 39m
    $36–52

  3. Taxi, train

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Salinas to Oaklandtrain train
    3. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    7h 25m
    $180–252

  4. Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane MRY - 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
    4h 57m
    $154–365

  5. Taxi, bus, ferry, train

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinas Train Stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to San Franciscobus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    4. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    6h 44m
    $162–213

  6. Shuttle, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport Domesticshuttle bus Monterey Airbus
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus bus Sonoma County Airport
    7h 27m
    $155–229

  7. Train, bus (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Salinas to Martineztrain train Coast Starlight
    2. Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    10h 3m
    $132–210

  8. Taxi, fly to Sonoma County Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane plane MRY - STS
    5h 12m
    $175–551

Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration56 minAverage Duration
Ticket$23Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Big Sur to Santa Rosa. However, you can take the taxi to Salinas Train Station, take the bus to San Francisco, walk to Perry St & 3rd St, then take the bus to Santa Rosa Transit Mall. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Salinas, take the train to Oakland, walk to Lake Merritt, take the subway to El Cerrito Del Norte, walk to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, take the line 580 bus to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, walk to SMART San Rafael, then take the train to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown.

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