There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland by bus, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
2h 4m$12–18Train, line 580 bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
2h 40m$8–18Train, line 101 bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
2h 26m$9–19Drive 58 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Oaklandcar 58 mi
1h 4m$11–16Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus San Francisco Airport
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway Yellow-N / ...
2h 57m$31–74
Santa Rosa to Oakland by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 1h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland is to drive which takes 1h 4m and costs $10 - $16.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Oakland is 65 miles. The road distance is 58.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 2h 4m and costs $12 - $18.
It takes approximately 2h 4m to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Oakland is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Santa Rosa to Oakland.
There are 1593+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St every 4 hours. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 1h 41m.
- 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.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
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