There are 8 ways to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or subway
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)plane MSP - STS
7h 46m$128–557Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172
2d 4h$395–601Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Omahabus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Denverbus
- Take the train from Denver to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 9hDrive 1,933.3 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Santa Rosacar 1,933.3 mi
32h 1m$353–510Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSP - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 41m$175–361Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MSP - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 8m$188–554Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MSP - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 5m$169–731Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 12h
Minneapolis to Santa Rosa by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $170 - $370 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Minneapolis and Santa Rosa is 1606 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 4h and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Minneapolis to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $120 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $600 and takes 2 days 4h.
Minneapolis to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Des Moines station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Minneapolis. It is currently 3:03 PM in Minneapolis and 1:03 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Denver to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $65–100
Bus from Sioux Falls to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Omaha to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Express Arrow
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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