There are 9 ways to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SAN - STS
6h 24m$122–306Bus, fly to Oakland International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 46m$102–393Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from San Diego to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172
16h 33m$111–166Bus, train
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
19h 41m$293–470Drive 630.9 mi
- Drive from El Centro to Santa Rosacar 630.9 mi
10h 57m$105–151Bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, train
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 54m$109–270Bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SAN - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 5m$113–610Bus
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172
17h 40m$121–185Bus, train via San Diego
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
21h 52m$367–599
El Centro to Santa Rosa by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $120 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from El Centro to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from El Centro Bus Stop and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via San Diego and Perry St & 3rd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
The distance between El Centro and Santa Rosa is 641 miles. The road distance is 634.6 miles.
The best way to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 16h 33m and costs $110 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
El Centro to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from El Centro Bus Stop station.
El Centro to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Centro to Santa Rosa is 635 miles. It takes approximately 10h 57m to drive from El Centro to Santa Rosa.
There are 280+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between El Centro, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via San Diego, San Francisco, and Perry St & 3rd St in around 16h 33m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–180
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–180
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Diego to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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