There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to El Centro by plane, bus, train, subway, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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, bus
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
6h 50m$105–535Train, BART, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitassubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidrobus
- Take the bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to El Centro Bus Stopbus
19h 4m$128–195Train, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
22h 48m$169–359Drive 633.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to El Centrocar 633.8 mi
10h 50m$116–168Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
9h 27m$110–531Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
19h 17m$114–224Train, bus via San Diego
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to El Centro Bus Stopbus
23h 12m$218–469
Santa Rosa to El Centro by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to El Centro is to bus which costs $110 - $230 and takes 19h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to El Centro is to fly and bus which takes 6h 50m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via San Francisco Bus Station and San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and El Centro is 643 miles. The road distance is 637.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to El Centro without a car is to train and BART and bus which takes 19h 4m and costs $120 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Santa Rosa to El Centro, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to El Centro bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to El Centro bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to El Centro is 638 miles. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Santa Rosa to El Centro.
There are 85+ hotels available in El Centro.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to El Centro Bus Stop via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, and San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop in around 19h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- 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 Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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 San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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