There are 8 ways to get from Houston to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, subway, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)HOU - STS
9h 28m$215–958Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)IAH - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
9h 8m$104–429Bus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
42h 5m$241–676Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
2d 1h$250–862Drive 1,926.8 mi
- Drive from Houston to Santa Rosa1,926.8 mi
31h 15m$352–508Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)HOU - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
9h 30m$265–1,165Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)HOU - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
11h 31m$260–1,137Train, bus via Oakland
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
2d 4h$280–874
Houston to Santa Rosa by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $430 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which takes 9h 8m and costs $100 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 5m.
The distance between Houston and Santa Rosa is 1712 miles. The road distance is 1938 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 42h 5m and costs $240 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Houston to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Houston to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
The best way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $210 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $700 and takes 42h 5m.
Houston to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 4:03 AM in Houston and 2:03 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 42h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- 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
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- 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
- $40–180
- 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
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Santa Rosa is 1938 miles. It takes approximately 31h 15m to drive from Houston to Santa Rosa.
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