There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Redwood City by train, bus, 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.
Train, line 101 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 14m$15–26Train, ferry, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 56m$13–32Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus San Francisco Airport
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Redwood City Caltrain-Lane Abus Ecr / ...
3h 36m$31–74Drive 80.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Redwood Citycar 80.4 mi
1h 32m$15–22Train, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to El Camino Real & Brewster Avebus Ecr
4h 8m$43–52
Santa Rosa to Redwood City by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Redwood City is to drive which costs $14 - $22 and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Redwood City is to drive which takes 1h 32m and costs $14 - $22.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Redwood City is 83 miles. The road distance is 80.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Redwood City without a car is to train and line 101 bus and Caltrain which takes 3h 14m and costs $15 - $27.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Santa Rosa to Redwood City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Redwood City is 81 miles. It takes approximately 1h 32m to drive from Santa Rosa to Redwood City.
There are 381+ hotels available in Redwood City.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Redwood City, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A via San Francisco Airport, San Francisco International Airport, San Bruno, and San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway in around 3h 36m.
- 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- 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
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to El Camino Real & Brewster Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.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
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- 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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