There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Carson by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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 John Wayne Airport Orange County, taxi
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)STS - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Carson
3h 29m$167–552Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union StationGreyhound US0831 / ...
13h 33m$53–198Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union StationFlixBus 2005
12h 57m$55–190Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the train from Oakland to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
17h 26m$84–164Drive 440.9 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Carson440.9 mi
7h 21m$81–117Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)STS - LAX
3h 58m$55–308Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)STS - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Take the bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Fwy / Carson
4h 36m$70–396Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)OAK - LAX
6h 37m$105–817
Santa Rosa to Carson by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Carson is to bus via San Francisco which costs $55 - $190 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Carson is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 29m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Carson is 475 miles. The road distance is 443.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Carson without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 12h 57m and costs $55 - $190.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Santa Rosa to Carson, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Carson is to bus via San Francisco which takes 12h 57m and costs $55 - $190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $55 - $310 and takes 3h 58m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Carson is 443 miles. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Santa Rosa to Carson.
There are 1695+ hotels available in Carson.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Carson, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Harbor Fwy / Carson via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro B & D Lines, 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines, and Flower / 7th in around 12h 57m. Alternatively, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Fwy / Carson
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
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