There are 5 ways to get from Redwood City to Santa Rosa by bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa RosaSonoma County Airport
3h 23m$33–81Drive 80.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Redwood City to Santa Rosa80.7 mi
1h 33m$15–22Caltrain, ferry, train
- Take the train from Redwood City Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
4h 52m$16–31Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Redwood City Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain NorthboundLocal Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
3h 51m$19–24Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to San Bruno BART-Bay 5Ecr
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
4h 26m$15–22
Redwood City to Santa Rosa by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Redwood City to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $14 - $22 and takes 1h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Redwood City to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 1h 33m and costs $14 - $22.
The distance between Redwood City and Santa Rosa is 84 miles. The road distance is 81.2 miles.
The best way to get from Redwood City to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 3h 23m and costs $30 - $85.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Redwood City to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Redwood City to Santa Rosa is 81 miles. It takes approximately 1h 33m to drive from Redwood City to Santa Rosa.
There are 301+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Redwood City, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa hourly. Tickets cost $21–65 and the journey takes 2h.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Redwood City Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to San Bruno BART-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- 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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