There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Columbia by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Columbia (CAE)plane STS - CAE
10h 30m$194–854Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Columbia (CAE)plane SFO - CAE
11h 54m$175–641Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Camdenbus
- Take the bus from Camden to Columbia, SCbus Nyc
2d 22h$437–808Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Columbia Stationtrain
3d 11h$957–2,176Drive 2,710.3 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Columbiacar 2,710.3 mi
43h 33m$495–715Train, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Columbia (CAE)plane SJC - CAE
13h 31m$238–930Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Columbia (CAE)plane SMF - CAE
15h 9m$231–923
Santa Rosa to Columbia by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Columbia is to train and bus and fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Columbia is to fly which takes 10h 30m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Columbia. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at Sumter Laurel South via Phoenix Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Camden and Broad Marley South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Columbia is 2356 miles. The road distance is 2726.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Columbia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Santa Rosa to Columbia, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Columbia bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Santa Rosa station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Columbia is to fly which takes 10h 30m and costs $190 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 22h.
Santa Rosa to Columbia bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Columbia is 3h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 2:29 PM in Santa Rosa and 5:29 PM in Columbia.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Columbia, SC, USA?
American Airlines flies from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Columbia (CAE) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Sumter Laurel South via Phoenix Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Camden, Columbia, SC, and Broad Marley South in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Columbia via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Camden to Columbia, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $28–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Columbia is 2726 miles. It takes approximately 43h 33m to drive from Santa Rosa to Columbia.
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