There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Castro Valley by bus, subway, train, ferry, 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.
Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172 / ...
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Castro Valleysubway Blue-N
2h 20m$14–20Train, ferry, BART
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate Cferry
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Castro Valleysubway
3h 37m$11–27Drive 72.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Castro Valleycar 72.1 mi
1h 17m$14–19Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
3h 1m$14–20
Santa Rosa to Castro Valley by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Castro Valley is to drive which costs $13 - $19 and takes 1h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Castro Valley is to drive which takes 1h 17m and costs $13 - $19.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Castro Valley is 79 miles. The road distance is 72.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Castro Valley without a car is to bus and BART which takes 2h 20m and costs $14 - $20.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Santa Rosa to Castro Valley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Castro Valley is 72 miles. It takes approximately 1h 17m to drive from Santa Rosa to Castro Valley.
There are 255+ hotels available in Castro Valley.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Castro Valley, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St hourly. Tickets cost $10–15 and the journey takes 2h 17m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Castro Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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