There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West by train, car, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus, 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.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
- Drive from Chico Amtrak to Lake Almanor Westcar
9h 5m$65–141Drive 211.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor Westcar 211.8 mi
4h 44m$39–56Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Reno Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus
11h 56m$81–136Train, bus, fly, drive
- 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 Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane SFO - RDD
- Drive from Redding-Airport-RDD to Lake Almanor Westcar
6h 55m$76–273Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Marketbus
14h 6m$110–207
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West is to drive which takes 4h 44m and costs $35 - $60.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Lake Almanor West is 284 miles. The road distance is 213 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West without a car is to bus which takes 11h 56m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West is 213 miles. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Santa Rosa to Lake Almanor West.
There are 34+ hotels available in Lake Almanor West.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Lake Almanor West, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Lake Almanor West via Vallejo Transit Center, Amtrak Reno, Riverside Drive, and Chester - Holiday Market in around 11h 56m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–210
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- sagestage.com
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Susanville Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
- Phone
- +1 530-252-7433
- Website
- lassentransportation.com
Bus from Riverside Drive to Chester - Holiday Market
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.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
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