There are 3 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Madera by train, subway, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, BART, bus
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Madera Bus Stopbus
7h 43m$25–47Drive 201.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Maderacar 201.6 mi
3h 44m$37–54Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Madera Bus Stopbus
10h 12m$49–91
Santa Rosa to Madera by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Madera is to train and BART and bus which costs $25 - $50 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Madera is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Madera. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Madera Bus Stop via San Francisco Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Madera is 218 miles. The road distance is 202.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Madera without a car is to train and BART and bus which takes 7h 43m and costs $25 - $50.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Santa Rosa to Madera, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Madera bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Madera bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Madera is 203 miles. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Santa Rosa to Madera.
There are 19+ hotels available in Madera.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Madera, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Madera Bus Stop via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 10h 12m.
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
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