There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto by bus, 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 via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus San Francisco Airport
3h 35m$34–81Bus via San Francisco
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 9 Outer Busway to Bay Rd & University Ave Nearsidebus Epx
4h 49m$15–23Train, ferry, Caltrain
- 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 train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 48m$17–35Drive 85.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to East Palo Altocar 85.6 mi
1h 38m$16–23Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
3h 59m$20–28Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus San Francisco Airport
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 9 Outer Busway to Bay Rd & University Ave Nearsidebus Epx
4h 20m$31–75
Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto is to drive which costs $15 - $23 and takes 1h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto is to drive which takes 1h 38m and costs $15 - $23.
The distance between Santa Rosa and East Palo Alto is 92 miles. The road distance is 86.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto without a car is to bus via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5 which takes 3h 35m and costs $30 - $85.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto is 86 miles. It takes approximately 1h 38m to drive from Santa Rosa to East Palo Alto.
There are 588+ hotels available in East Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and East Palo Alto, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport hourly. Tickets cost $21–65 and the journey takes 2h.
- 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 9 Outer Busway to Bay Rd & University Ave Nearside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- 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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