There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San RafaelSmart
1h 47m$3–8Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San RafaelOakland Airport
2h 1m$23–54Drive 44.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley44.1 mi
48 min$8–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley44.1 mi
48 min$160–200Bus via Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A101
2h 6m$10–13
Santa Rosa to Mill Valley by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley is to train which costs $3 - $9 and takes 1h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley is to drive which takes 48 min and costs $8 - $12.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at E Blithedale Ave & Mountain View Ave via San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 1m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Mill Valley is 44 miles. The road distance is 44.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley without a car is to train which takes 1h 47m and costs $3 - $9.
It takes approximately 1h 47m to get from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Mill Valley bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Santa Rosa station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley is to train which takes 1h 47m and costs $3 - $9. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $23 - $55 and takes 2h 1m.
Santa Rosa to Mill Valley bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Mill Valley is 44 miles. It takes approximately 48 min to drive from Santa Rosa to Mill Valley.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Mill Valley, CA, USA?
SMART operates a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael hourly. Tickets cost $1–7 and the journey takes 1h 1m. Alternatively, Groome Transportation operates a bus from Santa Rosa to San Rafael every 3 hours. Tickets cost $21–55 and the journey takes 1h 15m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- 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
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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