There are 12 ways to get from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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 Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ONT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 47m$106–645Fly Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 37m$74–368Bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172
14h 49m$84–139Train
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
17h 13m$328–503Drive 483.2 mi
- Drive from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosacar 483.2 mi
8h 20m$89–128Bus to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
7h 49m$140–280Line 19 bus, train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Perris + Sunnymead to Perris Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Perris - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
9h 24m$250–495Line 16 bus, line 1 bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 580 bus, train
- Take the bus from Moreno Valley Mall to UCR at Bannockburn Villagebus
- Take the bus from UCR at Bannockburn Village to Vine St. Mobility Hubbus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrakbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 56mTrain, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from Perris - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane PSP - STS
9h 58mLine 16 bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, line 580 bus
- Take the bus from Moreno Valley Mall to UCR at Bannockburn Villagebus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrakbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ONT - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 14mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
16h 14m$78–128Bus, train, Caltrain, ferry
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- 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
19h 3m$262–411
Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa is to train and bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $140 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Moreno Valley Mall and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Riverside, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Riverside - Downtown and arriving at SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Los Angeles and SMART San Rafael. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 13m.
The distance between Moreno Valley and Santa Rosa is 470 miles. The road distance is 486 miles.
The best way to get from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 14h 49m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Riverside station.
Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Riverside - Downtown station.
The best way to get from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa is to bus which takes 14h 49m and costs $80 - $140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $550 and takes 17h 13m.
What companies run services between Moreno Valley, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Moreno Valley Mall to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via UCR at Bannockburn Village, Riverside, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 14h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Moreno Valley to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Riverside - Downtown, L.A. Union Station, Los Angeles, Emeryville, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, and SMART San Rafael in around 17h 13m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
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
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
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 Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Perris - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Perris - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- 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
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $5–8
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
Bus from Perris + Sunnymead to Perris Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from Moreno Valley Mall to UCR at Bannockburn Village
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from UCR at Bannockburn Village to Vine St. Mobility Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Bus from Moreno Valley Mall to UCR at Bannockburn Village
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Riverside Transit Agency
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
- Schedules at
- Golden Gate Ferry Schedules
- Adult
- $14
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Booking & Getting There
Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at L.A. Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa is 486 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Moreno Valley to Santa Rosa.
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