There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ROC - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 3m$220–809Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 19h$832–1,886Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus
2d 23h$520–1,039Drive 2,712.9 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Santa Rosacar 2,712.9 mi
43h 3m$496–716Fly Rochester to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ROC - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 7m$359–1,482Fly Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ROC - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 21m$413–1,749Fly Rochester to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ROC - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
13h 35m$417–1,692Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUF - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 8m$485–2,043
Rochester to Santa Rosa by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $220 - $850 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which takes 11h 3m and costs $220 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Rochester to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Rochester Bus Stop and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Rochester and Santa Rosa is 2444 miles. The road distance is 2728.7 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $800 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Rochester to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Buffalo station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 1:07 AM in Rochester and 10:07 PM in Santa Rosa.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Santa Rosa is 2729 miles. It takes approximately 43h 3m to drive from Rochester to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- 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/
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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 Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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