There are 10 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Fullerton by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STS - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus
5h 38m$81–476Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullertontrain
5h 9m$66–346Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
13h 17m$74–122Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
17h 20m$161–344Drive 450 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Fullertoncar 450 mi
7h 39m$83–119Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullertontrain
5h 47m$90–493Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 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 John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus
8h 10m$86–465Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
8h 1m$72–387Fly Sonoma County Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane STS - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
7h$93–519Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus Greyhound US0831
13h 48m$81–153
Santa Rosa to Fullerton by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Fullerton is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $70 - $130 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Fullerton is to fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs $65 - $350.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Fullerton is 463 miles. The road distance is 452.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Fullerton without a car is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 13h 17m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Santa Rosa to Fullerton, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Fullerton is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 13h 17m and costs $70 - $130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $160 - $350 and takes 17h 20m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Fullerton is 453 miles. It takes approximately 7h 39m to drive from Santa Rosa to Fullerton.
There are 703+ hotels available in Fullerton.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Fullerton, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Fullerton via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Los Angeles Union Station, and L.A. Union Station in around 13h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Fullerton Amtrak Station via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, Emeryville, and Los Angeles in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- 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
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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 Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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