There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch by bus, train, car, plane, taxi, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to North Point St & Van Ness Avebus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstarbus Northstar
7h 9m$184–208Drive 180 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranchcar 180 mi
3h 27m$33–48Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Martinez to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
7h 56m$114–194Train, bus, fly, 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SFO - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Donner Ski Ranchtaxi
5h 52m$268–639Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the train from Richmond to Truckee Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
9h 5m$107–192Train, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Truckeebus Greyhound US0870
9h 11m$80–125
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch is to drive which takes 3h 27m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Donner Ski Ranch is 282 miles. The road distance is 181.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch without a car is to bus which takes 7h 9m and costs $180 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch is to bus which takes 7h 9m and costs $180 - $210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $200 and takes 9h 5m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch is 181 miles. It takes approximately 3h 27m to drive from Santa Rosa to Donner Ski Ranch.
There are 1675+ hotels available in Donner Ski Ranch.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Donner Ski Ranch, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Donner Ski Ranch via North Point St & Van Ness Ave, Van Ness Ave & North Point St, 16th St & Mission St, 16th St& Rhode Island St, San Francisco - 16th St, and Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar in around 7h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Donner Ski Ranch via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, Richmond, Richmond, and Truckee Amtrak Station in around 9h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Truckee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- 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
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to North Point St & Van Ness Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 925-382-8320
- office@tahoeskitrips.net
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
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 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- 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
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 Truckee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $190–240
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
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