There are 3 ways to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Bay by bus, ferry, unknown, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry, travel
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to The Embarcadero & Bay Stbus 172
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco Bayunknown
2h 26mTrain, line 132 bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to The Embarcadero & Bay Stbus 132
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco Bayunknown
3h 41mBus, ferry, travel via Mission St & 4th St
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco Bayunknown
3h 46m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Santa Rosa and San Francisco Bay is 70 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Bay without a car is to bus and ferry and travel which takes 2h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 26m to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Bay, including transfers.
There are 915+ hotels available in San Francisco Bay.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and San Francisco Bay, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Bay. However, you can take the bus to The Embarcadero & Bay St, walk to Pier 33, take the ferry to Alcatraz Island, then travel to San Francisco Bay. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to San Francisco Bay via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A, The Embarcadero & Bay St, Pier 33, and Alcatraz Island in around 3h 41m.
- 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 The Embarcadero & Bay St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to The Embarcadero & Bay St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Phone
- +1.888.467.6256
- info@alcatrazcruises.com
- Website
- cityexperiences.com
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/departure-schedule/
- Website
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/
- Adult 12 - 61
- $46
- Child 5-11
- $28
- Senior 62+
- $43
- Toddler 0-4
- $0
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