There are 8 ways to get from San Clemente to Santa Rosa by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to San Diego International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SAN - STS
5h 8m$93–461Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Clemente Pier to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
14h 54m$75–124Train
- Take the train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
17h 5m$181–379Drive 484.1 mi
- Drive from San Clemente to Santa Rosacar 484.1 mi
8h 20m$89–128Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
5h 54m$81–387Train, line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
7h 7m$89–471Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Clemente Pier to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ONT - STS
7h 8m$85–435Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
15h 36m$84–158
San Clemente to Santa Rosa by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Clemente to Santa Rosa is to train and bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from San Clemente to Santa Rosa is to train and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $90 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from San Clemente to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Calle De Los Molinos-Avd Pico and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5, Santa Ana Bus Stop and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 36m.
The distance between San Clemente and Santa Rosa is 584 miles. The road distance is 487 miles.
The best way to get from San Clemente to Santa Rosa without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 54m and costs $75 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from San Clemente to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
San Clemente to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from San Clemente to Santa Rosa is to train which takes 17h 5m and costs $180 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $160 and takes 15h 36m.
San Clemente to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Clemente to Santa Rosa is 487 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from San Clemente to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between San Clemente, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Los Angeles, Emeryville, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, and SMART San Rafael in around 17h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Calle De Los Molinos-Avd Pico to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5, Santa Ana-Santiago, Santa Ana Bus Stop, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 15h 36m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Clemente Pier to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Clemente Pier Amtrak to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Clemente Pier to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
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
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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