There are 7 ways to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane TYS - STS
8h 26m$309–1,222Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TYS - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 53m$250–856Bus
- Take the bus from Knoxville to Jacksonbus
- Take the bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station 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
2d 23h$679–1,274Bus, train
- Take the bus from Knoxville to Jacksonbus
- Take the bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
3d 4h$956–2,047Drive 2,505.8 mi
- Drive from Knoxville to Santa Rosacar 2,505.8 mi
40h 16m$458–661Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TYS - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 41m$389–1,529Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TYS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 11m$443–1,796
Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $250 - $900 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $300 - $1,300.
The distance between Knoxville and Santa Rosa is 2164 miles. The road distance is 2520.4 miles.
The best way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $650 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
The best way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $300 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $650 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 23h.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Knoxville. It is currently 12:50 PM in Knoxville and 9:50 AM in Santa Rosa.
Yes, the driving distance between Knoxville to Santa Rosa is 2520 miles. It takes approximately 40h 16m to drive from Knoxville to Santa Rosa.
There are 855+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Knoxville, TN, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
American Airlines and Allegiant Air fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Knoxville, Jackson, El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Knoxville to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $80–200
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 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
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
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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