There are 9 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane GRR - STS
11h 22m$296–1,359Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MDW - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h$205–701Train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
2d 12h$707–1,625Bus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101 / ...
2d 14h$469–917Drive 2,288.6 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosacar 2,288.6 mi
35h 49m$418–604Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GRR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 34m$217–893Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GRR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 31m$376–1,666Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MDW - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 2m$304–1,274Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GRR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
15h 4m$434–1,876
Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa is to train and fly and bus which costs $200 - $700 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs $290 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Greyhound Grand Rapids and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via South Haven, Chicago, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Santa Rosa is 1993 miles. The road distance is 2301.9 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa without a car is to train which takes 2 days 12h and costs $700 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Greyhound Grand Rapids station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs $290 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,700 and takes 2 days 12h, you could also bus, which costs $460 - $950 and takes 2 days 14h.
Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at South Haven Potatoes Plus station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 10:48 PM in Grand Rapids and 7:48 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
American Airlines flies from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Chicago Union Station, Richmond, Richmond, El Cerrito Del Norte, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, and SMART San Rafael in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to South Haven Potatoes Plus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–27
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- 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
- 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
- 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
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