There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Montecito by train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, plane, or bus (Flixbus)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
12h 4m$50–89Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the train from Oakland to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
13h 9m$123–262Drive 377.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Montecitocar 377.1 mi
6h 51m$69–100Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
7h 47m$65–273Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Isla Vistabus FlixBus 2005
12h 7m$54–90Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
7h 56m$64–365Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
9h 46m$88–397Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
9h 29m$106–533
Santa Rosa to Montecito by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Montecito is to train and bus which costs $50 - $90 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Montecito is to drive which takes 6h 51m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Montecito. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at East Valley & San Ysidro via 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco, UCSB North Hall Inbound and Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Montecito is 391 miles. The road distance is 379.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Montecito without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 4m and costs $50 - $90.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Santa Rosa to Montecito, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Montecito bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Montecito is to train which takes 13h 9m and costs $120 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $90 and takes 12h 7m.
Santa Rosa to Montecito bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Montecito is 379 miles. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Santa Rosa to Montecito.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Montecito, CA, USA?
You can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Montecito via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, Lake Merritt, Oakland, and Santa Barbara in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to East Valley & San Ysidro via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Isla Vista, UCSB North Hall Inbound, and Transit Center in around 12h 7m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- 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/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Isla Vista
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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