There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Chester by train, car, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
- Drive from Chico Amtrak to Chestercar
9h 6m$61–104Drive 209.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Chestercar 209.6 mi
4h 38m$39–56Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Reno Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus
11h 39mBus, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane SFO - RDD
- Drive from Redding-Airport-RDD to Chestercar
6h 11m$71–344Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus
13h 49m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Chester is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Chester is to drive which takes 4h 38m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Chester. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at Chester - Holiday Market via Vallejo Transit Center, Amtrak Reno and Riverside Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Chester is 282 miles. The road distance is 210.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Chester without a car is to bus which takes 11h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Santa Rosa to Chester, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Chester bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Santa Rosa to Chester bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vallejo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Chester is 211 miles. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Santa Rosa to Chester.
There are 33+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Chester, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Chester - Holiday Market via Vallejo Transit Center, Amtrak Reno, and Riverside Drive in around 11h 39m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Redding Municipal 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
- Twice daily
- 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 Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- sagestage.com
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
- Phone
- +1 530-252-7433
- Website
- lassentransportation.com
Bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Market
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Lassen Rural Bus
- 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
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