There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore by plane, taxi, train, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STS - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Lake Elsinoretaxi
3h 47m$266–685Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - Downtowntrain
15h 30m$71–125Train
- 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 Perris - Downtowntrain
19h 48m$177–357Drive 492.3 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinorecar 492.3 mi
8h 18m$90–130Bus, train
- 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 train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - Downtowntrain
15h 58m$87–162
Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore is to train and bus which costs $70 - $130 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 47m and costs $260 - $700.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Lake Elsinore is 494 miles. The road distance is 495.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 30m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore is 495 miles. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Santa Rosa to Lake Elsinore.
There are 64+ hotels available in Lake Elsinore.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Lake Elsinore, CA, USA?
You can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Hwy 74 + El Toro Cut Off via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, Emeryville, Los Angeles, L.A. Union Station, Perris - Downtown, and Perris Transit Center in around 19h 48m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- 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/
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 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
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $190–230
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
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