There are 6 ways to get from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa by train, bus, ferry, car, subway, tram, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
5h 22m$34–85Line 60 bus, BART, line 101 bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Winchester Station to Milpitas BARTbus 60
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
5h 46m$16–31Caltrain, ferry, train
- 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
5h 47m$22–43Drive 107.7 mi
- Drive from Los Gatos to Santa Rosacar 107.7 mi
1h 55m$20–29Line 27 bus, tram, train, BART, line 580 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga to Winchester Stationbus 27
- Take the tram from Winchester Station to Diridon Stationtram
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Take the subway from Coliseum to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 1m$24–52Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
6h 7m$24–39
Los Gatos to Santa Rosa by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $19 - $29 and takes 1h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 1h 55m and costs $19 - $29.
The distance between Los Gatos and Santa Rosa is 116 miles. The road distance is 108.3 miles.
The best way to get from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa without a car is to Caltrain and bus which takes 5h 22m and costs $30 - $85.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Gatos to Santa Rosa is 108 miles. It takes approximately 1h 55m to drive from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa.
There are 281+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Los Gatos, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Gatos-Saratoga & University to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Winchester Station, Winchester Station, Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 6h 7m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
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
- 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 Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Winchester Station to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Winchester Station to Milpitas BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $0
Bus from Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga to Winchester Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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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