There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle by bus, unknown, train, plane, or ferry
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Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castle
8h 34mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castle
9h 27mBus, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)SFO - SBP
- Take the bus from Morro Bay Park to Hearst Castle Visitor Center
- Walk from Hearst Castle Visitor Center to Hearst Castle
8h 50mBus, travel via Salinas
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Station
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 9 to Canal / Bassett Street23 / ...
- Walk from Canal / Bassett Street to Hearst Castle
8h 58mTrain, travel
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Take the train from Oakland to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castle
9h 45mTrain, ferry, Caltrain, travel
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Walk from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Hearst Castle
9h 53m
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 296 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle without a car is to bus and travel which takes 8h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Santa Rosa to Hearst Castle, including transfers.
There are 171+ 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 Mission St & Fremont St, walk to San Francisco, take the bus 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 & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, Lake Merritt, Oakland, and Paso Robles Amtrak Station in around 9h 27m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
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
- $50–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
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 & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Francisco to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Morro Bay Park to Hearst Castle Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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