There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Grover Beach by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Grover Beach Amtrakbus
9h 12m$81–128Drive 296 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Grover Beachcar 296 mi
5h 12m$54–78Train, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Grover Beach Amtrakbus
10h 30m$76–160Fly from Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane STS - SBP
7h 57m$78–420Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SFO - SBP
7h 29m$61–254
Santa Rosa to Grover Beach by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Grover Beach is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Grover Beach is to drive which takes 5h 12m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Grover Beach is 309 miles. The road distance is 297.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Grover Beach without a car is to bus and Caltrain which takes 9h 12m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Santa Rosa to Grover Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Grover Beach is 298 miles. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Santa Rosa to Grover Beach.
There are 192+ hotels available in Grover Beach.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Grover Beach, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–210
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- 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/
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Grover Beach Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Grover Beach Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- 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
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