There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Bellingham by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane STS - BLI
8h 8m$102–466Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
25h 45m$171–273Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Stationbus
27h 25mDrive 872.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Bellinghamcar 872.4 mi
15h 41m$144–209Fly Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane STS - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
6h 54m$176–820Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Paine Field County Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SFO - PAE
- Take a shuttle bus from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
9h 10m$225–444
Santa Rosa to Bellingham by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Bellingham is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Bellingham is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 54m and costs $170 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Bellingham. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 and arriving at Bellingham Bus Stop via San Francisco Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 45m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Bellingham is 730 miles. The road distance is 877.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Bellingham without a car is to bus which takes 25h 45m and costs $170 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Santa Rosa to Bellingham, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Bellingham bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Bellingham is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $100 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $280 and takes 25h 45m.
Santa Rosa to Bellingham bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Bellingham is 877 miles. It takes approximately 15h 41m to drive from Santa Rosa to Bellingham.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Allegiant Air fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Bellingham Bus Stop via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, and Seattle Bus Station in around 25h 45m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Boise, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Burbank, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Burbank, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
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