There are 3 ways to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 101 bus
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San RafaelSmart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Van Ness Ave & Sacramento St101 / ...
1h 42m$7–15Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Van Ness Ave & Eddy St101
1h 58m$10–14Drive 54.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to San Francisco54.8 mi
1h 3m$10–15
Santa Rosa to San Francisco by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco is to bus which costs $10 - $14 and takes 1h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco is to drive which takes 1h 3m and costs $10 - $15.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Van Ness Ave & Eddy St. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and San Francisco is 54 miles. The road distance is 55.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco without a car is to train and line 101 bus which takes 1h 42m and costs $7 - $16.
It takes approximately 1h 42m to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to San Francisco bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to San Francisco bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Van Ness Ave & Eddy St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to San Francisco is 55 miles. It takes approximately 1h 3m to drive from Santa Rosa to San Francisco.
There are 876+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Van Ness Ave & Eddy St hourly. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 1h 58m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Van Ness Ave & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Van Ness Ave & Eddy St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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