There are 9 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Palmdale by plane, train, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or taxi
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Palmdale Stationtrain
6h 3m$88–488Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus 100
14h 36m$57–97Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Stationtrain
18h 58m$165–344Drive 408.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Palmdalecar 408.1 mi
7h 13m$75–108Fly 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 L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Stationtrain
6h 42m$69–350Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope 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 Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Palmdale Stationtrain
8h 35m$93–477Train, taxi to Napa County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Novato San Marintrain
- Take the taxi from SMART Novato San Marin to Napa County Airport (APC)taxi
- Fly from Napa County Airport (APC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane APC - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Palmdale Stationtrain
6h 52mFly Sonoma County Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane STS - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Stationtrain
8h 32m$97–523Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Stationtrain
14h 59m$80–149
Santa Rosa to Palmdale by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Palmdale is to bus which costs $55 - $100 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Palmdale is to fly and train which takes 6h 3m and costs $85 - $490.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Palmdale is 462 miles. The road distance is 410.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Palmdale without a car is to bus which takes 14h 36m and costs $55 - $100.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Santa Rosa to Palmdale, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Palmdale is to bus which takes 14h 36m and costs $55 - $100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $160 - $350 and takes 18h 58m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Palmdale is 410 miles. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Santa Rosa to Palmdale.
There are 129+ hotels available in Palmdale.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Palmdale, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Palmdale Station via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Park & Ride/McKee Rd., GET Downtown Transit Center, MetroLink/Sierra Hwy., and Lancaster in around 14h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Palmdale Station via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, Emeryville, Los Angeles, and L.A. Union Station in around 18h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Napa County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
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 Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Palmdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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 Novato San Marin
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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