There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Orinda by bus, train, car, or ferry
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 Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
2h 48m$13–19Train, 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 52m$9–20Drive 62.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Orindacar 62.5 mi
1h 10m$12–17Train, ferry
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain Smart
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate Cferry Lssf
3h 27m$10–26
Santa Rosa to Orinda by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Orinda is to drive which costs $11 - $17 and takes 1h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Orinda is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs $11 - $17.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Orinda is 75 miles. The road distance is 62.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Orinda without a car is to bus which takes 2h 48m and costs $13 - $19.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Santa Rosa to Orinda, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Orinda is 63 miles. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from Santa Rosa to Orinda.
There are 701+ hotels available in Orinda.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Orinda, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St hourly. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 2h 14m.
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
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
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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