There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Alameda by bus, train, 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.
Bus via Battery St & Sacramento St
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
1h 56m$12–17Train, line 101 bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
2h 29m$9–19Drive 61.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Alamedacar 61.1 mi
1h 10m$12–17Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus Oakland Airport
2h 35m$23–66Train, line 580 bus, BART
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Lake Merrittsubway
2h 48m$9–18
Santa Rosa to Alameda by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Alameda is to drive which costs $11 - $17 and takes 1h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Alameda is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs $11 - $17.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Alameda is 64 miles. The road distance is 61.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Alameda without a car is to bus via Battery St & Sacramento St which takes 1h 56m and costs $12 - $17.
It takes approximately 1h 56m to get from Santa Rosa to Alameda, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Alameda is 61 miles. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from Santa Rosa to Alameda.
There are 1640+ hotels available in Alameda.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St every 4 hours. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 1h 41m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Lake Merritt
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
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