There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Courtenay by train, bus, plane, car, car ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Comox Valley Airport
best- 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 Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane SFO - YQQ
10h 42m$139–516Fly Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane STS - YQQ
11h 17m$129–674Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry
- Drive from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Courtenaycar
20h 1m$330–612Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Campbell River Airport, taxi
- 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 Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane SFO - YBL
- Take the taxi from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Courtenaytaxi
9h 38m$226–613Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- 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 Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane SFO - YCD
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mallbus
13h 37m$396–1,303Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Comox Valley Airport
- 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 Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane SMF - YQQ
13h 26m$165–746
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Courtenay is to train and bus and fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Courtenay is to train and bus and fly and taxi which takes 9h 38m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Courtenay is 1481 km.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Santa Rosa to Courtenay, including transfers.
There are 28+ hotels available in Courtenay.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Courtenay, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Pacific Coastal Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Diego, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Santa Ana, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Sacramento International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Diego, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Santa Ana, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Las Vegas, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- 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
- $1–9
- 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
- $1–9
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://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
- $28–65
- 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
- $44
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $44
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $44
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Bee Line Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 287 8383
- Website
- taxibeeline.ca
Quadra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 205 0505
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