There are 9 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Indio by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane STS - PSP
3h 23m$126–375Train, BART, bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Indiobus
16h 10m$82–122Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
15h 7m$89–174Train, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
18h 53m$178–369Drive 548.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Indiocar 548.8 mi
9h 16m$101–145Train, 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 Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
5h 44m$243–439Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane OAK - PSP
5h 51m$326–951Train, bus via Fontana
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fontanatrain
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
20h 50m$238–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Stationbus
20h 55m$193–384
Santa Rosa to Indio by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Indio is to train and BART and bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Indio is to fly which takes 3h 23m and costs $120 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Indio station. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Indio Bus Station via San Francisco Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 7m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Indio is 509 miles. The road distance is 552 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Indio without a car is to bus which takes 15h 7m and costs $85 - $180.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Santa Rosa to Indio, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Indio bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Indio is to fly which takes 3h 23m and costs $120 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $85 - $180 and takes 15h 7m.
Santa Rosa to Indio bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Indio is 552 miles. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Santa Rosa to Indio.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Indio, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Indio Bus Station via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 15h 7m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- 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/
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 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 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fontana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $65–90
- Titanium
- $70–80
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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