There are 10 ways to get from El Monte to Santa Rosa by train, plane, bus, subway, car, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Flixbus)
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the train from El Monte to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
4h 31m$65–328Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
13h 1m$57–207Bus, BART
- Take the bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
10h 45m$66–80Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
16h 35m$84–140Drive 434.7 mi
- Drive from El Monte to Santa Rosacar 434.7 mi
7h 27m$80–115Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from El Monte to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
5h 12m$65–354Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from El Monte to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ONT - STS
5h 17m$82–468Line 266 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rosemead / Fern to Lakewood / Hardwickbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
7h 18m$90–529Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
7h 19m$89–484Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
13h 46m$59–128
El Monte to Santa Rosa by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Monte to Santa Rosa is to bus and BART which costs $65 - $80 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from El Monte to Santa Rosa is to train and fly which takes 4h 31m and costs $60 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from El Monte to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Santa Anita / Mildred and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
The distance between El Monte and Santa Rosa is 438 miles. The road distance is 437.2 miles.
The best way to get from El Monte to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and BART which takes 10h 45m and costs $65 - $80.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from El Monte to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
El Monte to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
El Monte to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Monte to Santa Rosa is 437 miles. It takes approximately 7h 27m to drive from El Monte to Santa Rosa.
There are 304+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between El Monte, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Anita / Mildred to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 13h 1m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from El Monte to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- 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
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Rosemead / Fern to Lakewood / Hardwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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