There are 8 ways to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or subway
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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
10h 30m$230–809Train, 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$836–1,888Bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Columbusbus
- 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 Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus
3d$516–1,066Drive 2,712.2 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Santa Rosacar 2,712.2 mi
43h 5m$495–715Fly 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
10h 47m$343–1,382Fly 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
11h 52m$343–1,349Fly 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 10m$398–1,592Bus 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
13h 54m$415–1,643
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 $230 - $850 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which takes 10h 30m and costs $230 - $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 Cleveland Bus Station, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Rochester and Santa Rosa is 2444 miles. The road distance is 2728 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 10h 30m to get from Rochester to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Rochester to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Rochester Bus Stop station.
Rochester to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Rochester. It is currently 4:49 PM in Rochester and 1:49 PM in Santa Rosa.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Santa Rosa is 2728 miles. It takes approximately 43h 5m 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 Cleveland Bus Station, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Rochester to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- 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
- $22–50
- 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
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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