There are 4 ways to get from Cupertino to Santa Rosa by train, bus, ferry, or car
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Caltrain, bus via San Mateo
best- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
4h 12m$36–89Drive 96.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cupertino to Santa Rosacar 96.8 mi
1h 52m$18–26Caltrain, ferry, train
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
5h 37m$20–39Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
4h 40m$22–32
Cupertino to Santa Rosa by bus, train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cupertino to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $17 - $26 and takes 1h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cupertino to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 1h 52m and costs $17 - $26.
The distance between Cupertino and Santa Rosa is 103 miles. The road distance is 97.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cupertino to Santa Rosa without a car is to Caltrain and bus via San Mateo which takes 4h 12m and costs $35 - $90.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Cupertino to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cupertino to Santa Rosa is 97 miles. It takes approximately 1h 52m to drive from Cupertino to Santa Rosa.
There are 304+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Cupertino, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cupertino to Santa Rosa. However, you can take the bus to Sunnyvale Transit Center, walk to Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Santa Rosa. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stelling & Greenleaf to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Sunnyvale Transit Center, Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound, San Francisco Caltrain Northbound, King St & 4th St, Metro Embarcadero Station, San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C, Larkspur Ferry Terminal, and SMART Larkspur in around 5h 37m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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