There are 8 ways to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, car, subway, 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 to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)MSP - STS
8h 40m$175–759Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MSP - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
8h 20m$134–619Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 1hBus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver
- Take the train from Denver to Martinez
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 7hDrive 1,933.3 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa1,933.3 mi
31h 52m$353–510Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MSP - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
10h 21m$215–916Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MSP - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
11h 1m$210–938Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Take the train from Portland to Martinez
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 12h
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $650 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Vallejo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Minneapolis and Santa Rosa is 1605 miles. The road distance is 1944.6 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Minneapolis to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Minneapolis station.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
Minneapolis to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Des Moines station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Minneapolis. It is currently 4:02 AM in Minneapolis and 2:02 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Vallejo in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $110–330
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $170–380
- Business - advance purchase
- $230–950
- Business Class
- $330–850
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–1,700
- 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
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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
- 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
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $110–160
- Flexible Fares
- $150–220
- 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
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
- +1 415-455-2000
- 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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