There are 8 ways to get from Durham to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane RDU - STS
10h 53m$192–808Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDU - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 35m$173–642Bus
- Take the bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
2d 21h$480–985Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Petalumabus
3d 10h$958–2,184Drive 2,805.6 mi
- Drive from Durham to Santa Rosacar 2,805.6 mi
45h 49m$512–740Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RDU - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 59m$262–1,065Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RDU - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 25m$256–1,032Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
13h 45m$209–732
Durham to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $170 - $650 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Durham and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Durham and Santa Rosa is 2447 miles. The road distance is 2821.9 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $480 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Durham to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Durham to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
The best way to get from Durham to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs $190 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 21h.
Durham to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Durham. It is currently 7:00 AM in Durham and 4:00 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Durham to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- 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 Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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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