There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Fresno by bus, subway, car, plane, train, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to Fresno, CA
7h 31m$36–59Train, BART, bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to Fresno, CA
7h 40m$32–59Drive 224.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Fresno224.4 mi
4h 7m$41–60Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)SFO - FAT
5h 23m$67–392Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to Fresno, CA
8h 24mBus, BART via Tracy
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station150
- Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Fresno Bus Station
8h 38m$46–94Fly from Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)STS - FAT
6h 20m$103–543
Santa Rosa to Fresno by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Fresno is to bus and BART which costs $35 - $60 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Fresno is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs $40 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Fresno. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Fresno, CA via San Francisco, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st and San Jose - King Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Fresno is 257 miles. The road distance is 225.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Fresno without a car is to bus and BART which takes 7h 31m and costs $35 - $60.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Santa Rosa to Fresno, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Fresno bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Fresno is to bus which takes 8h 24m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $550 and takes 6h 20m.
Santa Rosa to Fresno bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & Fremont St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Fresno is 226 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Santa Rosa to Fresno.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Fresno, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Fresno, CA via Mission St & Fremont St, San Francisco, San Jose, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, King & Virginia, and San Jose - King Rd in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and American Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $16–28
- Titanium
- $18–29
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- More information at
- San Joaquin RTD
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tracy Transit Center to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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