There are 8 ways to get from Fresno to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, train, ferry, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART
best- 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 bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
7h 38m$36–60Bus, BART, train
cheapest- 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 44m$33–61Bus, Caltrain, ferry, 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 Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 27m$35–66Drive 224.5 mi
- Drive from Fresno to Santa Rosacar 224.5 mi
4h 10m$41–60Fly 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 8m$59–240Bus
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 15m$54–99Bus, 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$43–107Fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane FAT - STS
6h 22m$78–436
Fresno to Santa Rosa by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fresno to Santa Rosa is to bus and BART which costs $35 - $60 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Fresno to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs $40 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Fresno station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Fresno Bus Station and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station and Vallejo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Fresno and Santa Rosa is 257 miles. The road distance is 225.8 miles.
The best way to get from Fresno to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and BART which takes 7h 38m and costs $35 - $60.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Fresno to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Fresno to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Fresno Bus Station.
The best way to get from Fresno to Santa Rosa is to bus which takes 8h 15m and costs $50 - $100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $440 and takes 6h 22m.
Fresno to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fresno to Santa Rosa is 226 miles. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Fresno to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Fresno, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Fresno Bus Station to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station and Vallejo in around 8h 15m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and American Airlines fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- 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
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
- 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
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- +1 415-921-5858
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- 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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