There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Marin County by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 23 bus
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San RafaelSmart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Glen Dr23 / ...
1h 53m$3–8Bus, line 23 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San RafaelOakland Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Alhambra Circle228 / ...
1h 58m$23–54Drive 38.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Marin County38.4 mi
46 min$7–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa to Marin County38.4 mi
46 min$140–170Bus, line 23 bus via Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A101
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Alhambra Circle228 / ...
2h 3m$10–13
Santa Rosa to Marin County by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Marin County is to train and line 23 bus which costs $3 - $9 and takes 1h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Marin County is to drive which takes 46 min and costs $7 - $11.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Marin County. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Alhambra Circle via San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Marin County is 43 miles. The road distance is 38.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Marin County without a car is to train and line 23 bus which takes 1h 53m and costs $3 - $9.
It takes approximately 1h 53m to get from Santa Rosa to Marin County, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Marin County bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Santa Rosa station.
Santa Rosa to Marin County bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Marin County is 39 miles. It takes approximately 46 min to drive from Santa Rosa to Marin County.
There are 109+ hotels available in Marin County.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Marin County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Alhambra Circle via San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 1h 58m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Glen Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Alhambra Circle
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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