There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland by bus, train, or car
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 St172 / ...
1h 53m$12–18Train, line 580 bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San RafaelSmart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station580 / ...
2h 44m$8–18Drive 58.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Oakland58.1 mi
1h 3m$11–16Bus via Mission St & 2nd St
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
2h 32m$12–18
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 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland is to drive which takes 1h 3m and costs $10 - $16.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Oakland is 66 miles. The road distance is 58.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 1h 53m and costs $12 - $18.
It takes approximately 1h 53m 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 3m to drive from Santa Rosa to Oakland.
There are 865+ 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 5 times a day. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 1h 30m.
- 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
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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