There are 8 ways to get from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, train, car, or plane
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Bus, BART, train
best- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 35m$33–61Bus, Caltrain, train
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 28m$40–80Drive 223.4 mi
- Drive from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosacar 223.4 mi
4h 7m$41–59Fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane FAT - STS
6h 25m$97–496Bus, BART, train via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 35m$33–62Bus, BART, train via Modesto
- Take the bus from Fresno to Modestobus 1
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 48m$44–68Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the bus from King & Virginia to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus 22
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
9h 39m$47–107Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FAT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 18m$61–270
Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs $40 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Fresno, CA and arriving at Santa Rosa via King & Virginia, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Millbrae BART-Bay 12 West Busway and San Francisco Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
The distance between Fresno, CA and Santa Rosa is 251 miles. The road distance is 224.7 miles.
The best way to get from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and BART and train which takes 7h 35m and costs $30 - $65.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Fresno, CA station.
The best way to get from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $95 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus and line 22 bus, which costs $45 - $110 and takes 9h 39m.
Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa is 225 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Fresno, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and American Airlines fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fresno, CA to Santa Rosa via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, King & Virginia, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, El Camino Real & Linden Ave, Millbrae BART-Bay 12 West Busway, SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level, and San Francisco Airport in around 9h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–230
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.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
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $16–29
- Titanium
- $19–30
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Fresno to Modesto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $30–45
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from King & Virginia to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- 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
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