There are 6 ways to get from Madera to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, train, ferry, car, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Madera, CA to San Jose - King Rdbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
7h 14m$59–92Drive 201.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Madera to Santa Rosacar 201.8 mi
3h 46m$37–54Bus, Caltrain, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Madera, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 53m$58–97Bus, BART, train
- Take the bus from Madera, CA to San Jose - King Rdbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 20m$56–93Bus
- Take the bus from Madera Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 10m$50–92Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Madera, CA to San Jose - King Rdbus
- Take the bus from King & Virginia to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus 22
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
9h 15m$66–139
Madera to Santa Rosa by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madera to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madera to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 3h 46m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Madera to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Madera Bus Stop and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station and Vallejo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Madera and Santa Rosa is 234 miles. The road distance is 203 miles.
The best way to get from Madera to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and BART which takes 7h 14m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Madera to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Madera to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Madera Bus Stop station.
Madera to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madera to Santa Rosa is 203 miles. It takes approximately 3h 46m to drive from Madera to Santa Rosa.
There are 855+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Madera, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Madera Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station and Vallejo in around 8h 10m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Madera, CA to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Madera, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–60
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Madera Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- 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
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from King & Virginia to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- 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
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- 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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