There are 7 ways to get from Hearst Castle to Santa Rosa by unknown, train, bus, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, train, Caltrain, bus
best- Walk from Hearst Castle to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationunknown
- Take the train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
8h 37mTravel, bus, shuttle
- Walk from Hearst Castle to Canal / Bassett Streetunknown
- Take the bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9bus 23 / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SFO Airport Domestic
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
9h 30mTravel, bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Hearst Castle to Hearst & San Simeonunknown
- Take the bus from Hearst & San Simeon to Morro Bay Parkbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBP - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
8h 25mTravel, train, bus
- Walk from Hearst Castle to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationunknown
- Take the train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Oaklandtrain
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
9h 3mTravel, bus
- Walk from Hearst Castle to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101 / ...
9h 32mTravel, train
- Walk from Hearst Castle to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationunknown
- Take the train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Oaklandtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 42mTravel, bus, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
- Walk from Hearst Castle to Coalingaunknown
- Take the bus from Coalinga to Huronbus
- Take the bus from Huron to Fresno Yosemite International Airport Bus Shelterbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FAT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
11h
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Hearst Castle and Santa Rosa is 299 miles.
The best way to get from Hearst Castle to Santa Rosa without a car is to travel and train and Caltrain and bus which takes 8h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Hearst Castle to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
There are 260+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Hearst Castle, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Hearst Castle to Santa Rosa. However, you can travel to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, take the train to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Santa Rosa. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Hearst Castle to Santa Rosa via Canal / Bassett Street, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride, Prunedale Park & Ride, SFO Airport Domestic, and San Francisco Airport in around 9h 30m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- 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
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SFO Airport Domestic
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Canal / Bassett Street to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Hearst & San Simeon to Morro Bay Park
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- ruraltransit.org
Bus from Coalinga to Huron
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.ruraltransit.org/
Bus from Huron to Fresno Yosemite International Airport Bus Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.ruraltransit.org/
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