There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Burning Man by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, Burner Express Bus
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Black Rock Citybus San Francisco to Black Rock City
14h 23m$130–138Drive 341.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Burning Mancar 341.7 mi
6h 55m$63–91Fly from Sonoma County Airport, Burner Express Bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane STS - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Airport to Black Rock Citybus
14h 19mTrain, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly, Burner Express 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SFO - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Airport to Black Rock Citybus
13h 51m
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Burning Man is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Burning Man is to drive which takes 6h 55m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Burning Man is 336 miles. The road distance is 343.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Burning Man without a car is to train and Burner Express Bus which takes 14h 23m and costs $130 - $140.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Santa Rosa to Burning Man, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Burning Man is 344 miles. It takes approximately 6h 55m to drive from Santa Rosa to Burning Man.
There are one+ hotels available in Burning Man.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Burning Man, NV, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Burning Man. However, you can take the train to SMART San Rafael, walk to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A, take the line 101 bus to Hyde St & Grove St, walk to San Francisco, take the bus to Black Rock City, then walk to Burning Man. Alternatively, you can drive from Santa Rosa to Burning Man in around 6h 55m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- 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/
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/
Bus from San Francisco to Black Rock City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $123
- Schedules at
- burningman.org
- Book at
- burnerexpress.burningman.org
Bus from Reno Airport to Black Rock City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- burningman.org
- Book at
- burnerexpress.burningman.org
- 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
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