There are 9 ways to get from Encinitas to Santa Rosa by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, car, subway, or shuttle
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Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SAN - STS
4h 29m$90–522Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLD - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
6h 27m$64–330Bus
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
15h 30m$172–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
19h 2m$112–206Drive 518.7 mi
- Drive from Encinitas to Santa Rosacar 518.7 mi
8h 56m$95–137Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
6h 28m$78–412Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
6h 35m$124–722Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- 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 Embarcaderosubway
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa
7h 43m$146–776Train, bus via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8
- Take the train from Oceanside to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
16h 33m$72–189
Encinitas to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Encinitas to Santa Rosa is to train and bus via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8 which costs $70 - $190 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Encinitas to Santa Rosa is to train and fly which takes 4h 29m and costs $85 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Encinitas station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Encinitas Station Stall 3 and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Oceanside Transportation Center and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
The distance between Encinitas and Santa Rosa is 552 miles. The road distance is 521.7 miles.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 15h 30m and costs $170 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Encinitas to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Encinitas to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oceanside Transportation Center station.
Encinitas to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Encinitas to Santa Rosa is 522 miles. It takes approximately 8h 56m to drive from Encinitas to Santa Rosa.
There are 252+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Encinitas, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Encinitas Station Stall 3 to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8, Oceanside Transportation Center, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $13–18
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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
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
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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