There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle by bus, unknown, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationbus
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 10mTrain, Caltrain, travel
- 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
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 12mTrain, bus, fly, travel
- 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
- Take the bus from Morro Bay Park to Castillo @ Quality Innbus
- Walk from Castillo @ Quality Inn to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 24mBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Domestic to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Streetbus 23 / ...
- Walk from Canal / Bassett Street to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 34m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Santa Rosa and Hearst Castle is 293 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle without a car is to bus and travel which takes 9h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle, including transfers.
There are 68+ hotels available in Hearst Castle.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Hearst Castle, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle. However, you can take the bus to 4th St & Folsom St, take the line 45 bus to 5th St & Brannan St, walk to San Francisco, take the bus to Salinas Train Station, take the bus to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, then travel to Hearst Castle. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Hearst Castle via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A, Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, Townsend St & 4th St, San Francisco Caltrain Southbound, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, and Paso Robles Amtrak Station in around 9h 12m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–210
- 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/
- 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
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
- $45–100
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- 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
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Morro Bay Park to Castillo @ Quality Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- 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
Shuttle from SFO Airport Domestic to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://mst.org/
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