There are 5 ways to get from Oakland to Santa Rosa by bus, train, car, or subway
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Line 101 bus, train
best- 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 Smart
2h 57m$10–19Line 580 bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580 / ...
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain Smart
2h 59m$9–19Bus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
3h 10m$13–17Drive 58 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Santa Rosacar 58 mi
1h 4m$11–16BART, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to San Francisco International Airportsubway Yellow-S / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
3h 37m$35–78
Oakland to Santa Rosa by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 1h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 1h 4m and costs $10 - $16.
The distance between Oakland and Santa Rosa is 64 miles. The road distance is 58.3 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Santa Rosa without a car is to line 101 bus and train which takes 2h 57m and costs $9 - $20.
It takes approximately 2h 57m to get from Oakland to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Santa Rosa is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Oakland to Santa Rosa.
There are 857+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall every 4 hours. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 1h 59m.
- 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/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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