There are 11 ways to get from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, bus (Flixbus), 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 Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
3h 45m$59–344Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
4h 3m$55–318Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101 / ...
10h 50m$78–143Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
14h 34m$142–300Drive 422.9 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Santa Rosacar 422.9 mi
7h 18m$78–112Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ONT - STS
4h 34m$74–410Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 14m$75–405Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 11m$79–441Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
6h 40m$73–394Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
11h 43m$68–111Train, Caltrain, ferry
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 58m$135–292
Los Angeles to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa is to bus via San Francisco which costs $65 - $120 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 3h 45m and costs $55 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 50m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Santa Rosa is 413 miles. The road distance is 425.4 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 10h 50m and costs $75 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 3h 45m and costs $55 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $150 and takes 10h 50m.
Los Angeles to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Santa Rosa is 425 miles. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via San Francisco Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 10h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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
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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- 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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