There are 10 ways to get from Porterville to Santa Rosa by taxi, bus, subway, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus, BART, train
best- Take the taxi from Porterville to Goshentaxi
- Take the bus from Goshen to San Jose - King Rdbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 56m$171–235Drive 292.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Porterville to Santa Rosacar 292.5 mi
5h 20m$54–78Taxi to Meadows Field Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)taxi
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BFL - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
5h 38m$207–449Taxi, bus, BART, train via Modesto
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Tulare Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- 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 train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 11m$115–164Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Tulare Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
10h 31m$136–203Taxi, bus, Caltrain, train
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Goshentaxi
- Take the bus from Goshen to Gilroybus
- Take the train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 38m$176–251Drive to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Drive from Porterville to San-Luis-Obispo-County-Apt-Airport-SBPcar
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBP - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 31m$89–308Taxi, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Tulare Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FAT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 11m$149–378Taxi, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Delano Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Delano Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
8h 13m$173–501Taxi, bus to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the taxi from Porterville to Delano Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Delano Bus Stop to Glendale Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
8h 5m$176–507
Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porterville to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Porterville to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 5h 20m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Porterville and Santa Rosa is 321 miles. The road distance is 294.2 miles.
The best way to get from Porterville to Santa Rosa without a car is to taxi and bus and BART and train which takes 8h 56m and costs $170 - $240.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Porterville to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Porterville to Santa Rosa is 294 miles. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Porterville to Santa Rosa.
There are 247+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Porterville, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Porterville to Santa Rosa. However, you can take the taxi to Goshen, take the bus to San Jose - King Rd, walk to King & Virginia, take the line 77 bus to Berryessa BART, walk to Berryessa / North San Jose, take the subway to El Cerrito Del Norte, walk to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, take the line 580 bus to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, walk to SMART San Rafael, then take the train to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown. Alternatively, you can drive from Porterville to Santa Rosa in around 5h 20m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–230
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–230
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.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
- 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 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Goshen to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $45–75
Bus from Goshen to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $40–70
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tulare Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Delano Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Delano Bus Stop to Glendale Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $75–170
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- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
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- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
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- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
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- Phone
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- Phone
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- Phone
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- Phone
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- Phone
- +1-559-756-9572
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