There are 11 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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
10h 57m$296–1,359Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
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 Santa Rosabus
13h 34m$191–773Train, bus
- 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 bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
2d 13h$712–1,523Bus
- 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$464–916Drive 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
- 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 Santa Rosabus
11h 53m$215–919Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GRR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
12h 2m$395–1,769Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- 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 Santa Rosabus
13h 43m$321–1,373Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GRR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
13h 54m$449–1,978Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MDW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
15h 35m$355–1,482Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ORD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
15h 54m$265–1,032
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 $190 - $800 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 10h 57m 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 and bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 10h 57m 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 10h 57m and costs $290 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can 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 4:29 PM in Grand Rapids and 1:29 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) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via South Haven Potatoes Plus, South Haven, Chicago, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
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 San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
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
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 989-725-5105
- 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
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- 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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa is 2302 miles. It takes approximately 35h 49m to drive from Grand Rapids to Santa Rosa.
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