There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle by bus, train, unknown, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train, travel
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castleunknown
8h 47mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationbus
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 32mBus, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa 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
8h 44mBus, train, travel via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 27mBus, 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 34mTrain, travel
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castleunknown
9h 45mBus, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane SFO - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport Bus Shelter to Huronbus
- Walk from Coalinga to Hearst Castleunknown
11h 16m
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 301 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 8h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle, including transfers.
There are 172+ 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 Battery St & Sacramento St, walk to Embarcadero, take the subway to Lake Merritt, walk to Oakland, take the train to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, then travel to Hearst Castle. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Hearst Castle via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose, and Paso Robles Amtrak Station in around 9h 32m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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
- 1-888-678-2871
- 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
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Website
- ruraltransit.org
Bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport Bus Shelter to Huron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.ruraltransit.org/
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