There are 7 ways to get from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane IND - STS
8h 53m$164–757Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IND - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h$145–591Bus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 4h$415–796Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 11h$692–1,570Drive 2,247.5 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Santa Rosacar 2,247.5 mi
35h 21m$411–593Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IND - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 15m$234–1,064Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IND - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 49m$268–1,231
Indianapolis to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $140 - $600 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Vallejo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Indianapolis and Santa Rosa is 1982 miles. The road distance is 2260.6 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $410 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs $160 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $800 and takes 2 days 4h.
Indianapolis to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 1:06 AM in Indianapolis and 10:06 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Vallejo in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- 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
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Santa Rosa is 2261 miles. It takes approximately 35h 21m to drive from Indianapolis to Santa Rosa.
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