There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane MSN - STS
8h 52m$128–537Bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 9h$379–747Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 11h$796–1,685Drive 2,072.2 mi
- Drive from Madison to Santa Rosacar 2,072.2 mi
32h 43m$379–547Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 1m$175–511Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MSN - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 51m$258–1,014Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORD - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 53m$177–369
Madison to Santa Rosa by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly and train which costs $170 - $370 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Suisun City Train Depot and Napa Amtrak Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Madison and Santa Rosa is 1793 miles. The road distance is 2084.3 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $370 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Madison to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Madison to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $120 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $750 and takes 2 days 9h.
Madison to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Madison. It is currently 10:30 PM in Madison and 8:30 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Suisun City Train Depot, and Napa Amtrak Bus Stop in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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/
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 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $23–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- 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
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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Santa Rosa is 2084 miles. It takes approximately 32h 43m to drive from Madison to Santa Rosa.
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