There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Boulder by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Denver (DEN)plane STS - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
5h 22m$79–358Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B18 to Broadway & Euclid Avebus Ff2 / ...
31h 45m$208–397Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus Ff1 / ...
36h 12m$463–931Drive 1,229.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Bouldercar 1,229.1 mi
19h 31m$225–324Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Denver (DEN)plane SFO - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
7h 44m$121–592Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Denver (DEN)plane OAK - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
7h 59m$419–614
Santa Rosa to Boulder by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Boulder is to fly and bus which costs $75 - $360 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Boulder is to fly and bus which takes 5h 22m and costs $75 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Boulder. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Broadway & Euclid Ave via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Union Station Gate B18. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 45m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Boulder is 1033 miles. The road distance is 1236.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Boulder without a car is to bus which takes 31h 45m and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Santa Rosa to Boulder, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Boulder bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Boulder bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Boulder is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 4:10 AM in Santa Rosa and 5:10 AM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Boulder is 1236 miles. It takes approximately 19h 31m to drive from Santa Rosa to Boulder.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Broadway & Euclid Ave via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B18 in around 31h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://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
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B18 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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