There are 4 ways to get from Modesto to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, train, or car
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Bus, BART, line 101 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
5h 14m$14–26Drive 130 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Santa Rosacar 130 mi
2h 31m$24–35Bus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
5h 21m$28–76Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
5h 27m$17–24
Modesto to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Santa Rosa is to bus and BART which costs $17 - $24 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 2h 31m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between Modesto and Santa Rosa is 145 miles. The road distance is 130.8 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and BART and line 101 bus and train which takes 5h 14m and costs $14 - $26.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Modesto to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Santa Rosa is 131 miles. It takes approximately 2h 31m to drive from Modesto to Santa Rosa.
There are 218+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to Santa Rosa via BART Dublin Station, Dublin / Pleasanton, Coliseum, Coliseum - OAC, Oakland International Airport Station, and Oakland International Airport in around 5h 21m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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/
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
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
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
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