There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Cambria by bus, car, train, taxi, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Salinas
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Street23 / ...
- Drive from Canal / Bassett Street to Cambria
8h 58mDrive 281.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Cambria281.8 mi
5h 1m$52–75Train, taxi
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Take the taxi from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Cambria
9h 27m$149–428Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)SFO - SBP
8h 25m$59–327Bus, drive via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Station
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Street23 / ...
- Drive from Canal / Bassett Street to Cambria
9h 17m$54–118Train, ferry, Caltrain, taxi
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Take the taxi from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Cambria
9h 35m$151–445Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the train from Oakland to Salinas
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Street23 / ...
- Drive from Canal / Bassett Street to Cambria
10h 20m$54–105
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Cambria is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Cambria is to drive which takes 5h 1m and costs $50 - $75.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Cambria is 298 miles. The road distance is 283.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Cambria without a car is to train and taxi which takes 9h 27m and costs $140 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Santa Rosa to Cambria, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Cambria is 283 miles. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Santa Rosa to Cambria.
There are 171+ hotels available in Cambria.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Cambria, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Cambria. However, you can take the bus to Mission St & Fremont St, walk to San Francisco, take the bus to Salinas, walk to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9, take the bus to Canal / Bassett Street, then drive to Cambria. Alternatively, you can take the train to SMART San Rafael, walk to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, take the line 580 bus to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, walk to El Cerrito Del Norte, take the subway to Lake Merritt, walk to Oakland, take the train to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Cambria.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Francisco to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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