There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos by train, bus, tram, subway, 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.
Train, line 101 bus, tram, Caltrain, line 60 bus, line 27 bus
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 7th Stbus 101
- Take the tram from Metro Civic Center Station/Downtn to King St & 4th Sttram N
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Winchester Stationbus 60
- Take the bus from Winchester Station to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratogabus 27
5h 19m$23–37Train, BART, line 61 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 Berryessa BART to Good Samaritan Hospitalbus 61
5h 28m$17–31Bus, BART, line 60 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitassubway
- Take the bus from Milpitas BART to Winchester Stationbus 60
5h 20m$19–29Drive 105.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Los Gatoscar 105.6 mi
1h 59m$20–28Train, BART
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
5h 22m$21–38Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus 397
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Santa Clara Transit Centerbus 22 / ...
7h 17m$35–78
Santa Rosa to Los Gatos by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos is to drive which costs $19 - $28 and takes 1h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos is to drive which takes 1h 59m and costs $19 - $28.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga via SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, Palo Alto Transit Center, Santa Clara Transit Center and Winchester Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Los Gatos is 115 miles. The road distance is 106.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos without a car is to train and line 101 bus and tram and Caltrain and line 60 bus and line 27 bus which takes 5h 19m and costs $23 - $40.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Los Gatos bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Santa Rosa station.
Santa Rosa to Los Gatos bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at San Francisco Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Los Gatos is 106 miles. It takes approximately 1h 59m to drive from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos.
There are 408+ hotels available in Los Gatos.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Los Gatos, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga via San Francisco Airport, SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, Palo Alto Transit Center, Santa Clara Transit Center, and Winchester Station in around 7h 17m.
- 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
- +1 415.701.2311
- Website
- sfmta.com
Tram from Metro Civic Center Station/Downtn to King St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- http://www.sfmta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/routes-stops
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 7th St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Winchester Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Winchester Station to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Milpitas BART to Winchester Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Berryessa BART to Good Samaritan Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Santa Clara Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
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