There are 8 ways to get from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, train, taxi, 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 John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
2h 45m$111–457Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
15h 30m$75–124Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
13h 58m$82–156Train
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
17h 45m$164–353Drive 470.1 mi
- Drive from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosacar 470.1 mi
8h 5m$86–124Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
4h 58m$136–564Fly to Napa County Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Napa County Airport (APC)plane SNA - APC
- Take the taxi from Napa County Airport (APC) to SMART Novato San Marintaxi
- Take the train from SMART Novato San Marin to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
3h 27mTrain, Caltrain, ferry
- Take the train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- 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
18h 57m$143–332
Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa is to train and bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs $110 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Santa Ana Bus Stop and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Mission Viejo and Santa Rosa is 458 miles. The road distance is 472.9 miles.
The best way to get from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 13h 58m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 2h 45m to get from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs $110 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $160 and takes 13h 58m, you could also train, which costs $160 - $360 and takes 17h 45m.
Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa is 473 miles. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Mission Viejo to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Mission Viejo, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Santa Ana-Santiago, Santa Ana Bus Stop, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Napa County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Novato San Marin to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
Bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- 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
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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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