There are 10 ways to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, ferry, 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.
Bus to San Diego International Airport, 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$91–471Bus
- 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 Mallbus 172
17h 49m$109–210Bus, train, Caltrain, ferry
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
20h 16m$154–331Drive 630.9 mi
- Drive from El Centro to Santa Rosacar 630.9 mi
10h 57m$116–167Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- 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$121–598Bus to San Diego International Airport, 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 6m$110–545Bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ONT - STS
8h 25m$120–455Bus, BART, train
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from San Ysidro to San Jose - King Rdbus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
19h 12m$128–193Bus, 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
21h 26m$159–349Bus, 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 58m$201–451
El Centro to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa is to bus which costs $100 - $210 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from El Centro to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $90 - $480.
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 via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 49m.
The distance between El Centro and Santa Rosa is 642 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 which takes 17h 49m and costs $100 - $210.
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 862+ 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 via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 17h 49m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- 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
Subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Ysidro to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- 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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