There are 7 ways to get from La Jolla to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Line 30 bus, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the bus from Silverado St & Herschel Av to Old Town Transit Centerbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SAN - STS
4h 30m$74–440Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
15h 55m$92–179Train
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
19h 51m$186–410Drive 534.7 mi
- Drive from La Jolla to Santa Rosacar 534.7 mi
9h 15m$98–141Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 58m$80–344Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 52m$104–567Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
17h 13m$78–138
La Jolla to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Jolla to Santa Rosa is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $75 - $140 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from La Jolla to Santa Rosa is to line 30 bus and fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $70 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from La Jolla to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Silverado St & Herschel Av and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between La Jolla and Santa Rosa is 535 miles. The road distance is 537.8 miles.
The best way to get from La Jolla to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 15h 55m and costs $90 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from La Jolla to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
La Jolla to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from La Jolla to Santa Rosa is to bus which takes 15h 55m and costs $90 - $180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $180 - $410 and takes 19h 51m.
La Jolla to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Jolla to Santa Rosa is 538 miles. It takes approximately 9h 15m to drive from La Jolla to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Silverado St & Herschel Av to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Old Town Transit Center, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 15h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Silverado St & Herschel Av to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Old Town Transit Center, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Los Angeles, Emeryville, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, and SMART San Rafael in around 19h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://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/
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Silverado St & Herschel Av to Old Town Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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