There are 5 ways to get from San Ramon to Petaluma by bus, subway, train, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus, BART, line 580 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Crow Canyon Rd and Crow Canyon Pl to Walnut Creek BARTbus 95X
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to MacArthursubway
- Take the subway from MacArthur to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
3h 21mDrive 57.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Ramon to Petalumacar 57.6 mi
1h 10m$11–16Line 21 bus, BART, line 101 bus, train
- Take the bus from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way to Walnut Creek BARTbus 21 / ...
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
3h 42mLine 21 bus, bus
- Take the bus from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way to Walnut Creek BARTbus 21 / ...
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vallejo Transit Centerbus Y
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Petalumabus
4h$14–20BART, bus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway Yellow-S
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Petalumabus Sonoma County Airport
4h 18m$35–72
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Petaluma is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 1h 10m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Petaluma is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs $10 - $16.
No, there is no direct bus from San Ramon to Petaluma. However, there are services departing from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way and arriving at Petaluma via Walnut Creek BART and Vallejo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h.
The distance between San Ramon and Petaluma is 68 miles. The road distance is 57.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Petaluma without a car is to bus and BART and line 580 bus and train which takes 3h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from San Ramon to Petaluma, including transfers.
San Ramon to Petaluma bus services, operated by County Connection, depart from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way station.
San Ramon to Petaluma bus services, operated by County Connection, arrive at Walnut Creek BART station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Petaluma is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from San Ramon to Petaluma.
There are 154+ hotels available in Petaluma.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Petaluma, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way to Petaluma via Walnut Creek BART and Vallejo in around 4h.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from MacArthur to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Crow Canyon Rd and Crow Canyon Pl to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
Bus from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Walnut Creek BART to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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