There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa by bus (Flixbus), train, bus, car, plane, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Franciscobus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
9h 28m$55–88Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
12h 4m$113–237Drive 372.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosacar 372.5 mi
6h 45m$68–99Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 20m$64–251Bus via Oakland
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Oaklandbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
11h 29m$122–193Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SBA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 15m$78–464Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
6h 47m$82–395Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
7h 21m$83–381
Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa is to bus which costs $50 - $90 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which takes 6h 15m and costs $75 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Townsend St & Lusk St and Mission St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 28m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Santa Rosa is 387 miles. The road distance is 374.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 9h 28m and costs $50 - $90.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Francisco station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa is 375 miles. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa.
There are 855+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via San Francisco, Townsend St & Lusk St, Kearny St & Geary St, and Mission St & 2nd St in around 9h 28m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- 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 Santa Barbara to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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