There are 11 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island by plane, ferry, bus, subway, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
6h 28m$84–363Bus, ferry via Los Angeles
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
15h 23m$82–203Bus, BART, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
13h 12m$99–127Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
19h 17m$107–195Fly Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, ferry
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STS - SNA
- Take the ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalonferry
7h 4m$166–561Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
8h 12m$101–427Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
8h 15m$93–361Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram, ferry
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Stationtram
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
7h 41m$102–466Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
- Take the ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalonferry
8h 49m$175–559Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
9h 31m$111–464Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Pacific / Florence to 1st / Pinebus 60
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
17h 29m$89–171
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island is to bus and ferry which costs $85 - $180 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 28m and costs $80 - $370.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Santa Catalina Island is 467 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island without a car is to bus and BART and ferry which takes 13h 12m and costs $95 - $130.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island, including transfers.
There are 196+ hotels available in Santa Catalina Island.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Santa Catalina Island, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island. However, you can take the bus to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal, walk to Sonoma County Airport (STS) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Terminal 6 Lower Level, take the bus to Metro Transit Center Bay 2, walk to LAX / Metro Transit Center, take the vehicle to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line, walk to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line, take the vehicle to Downtown Long Beach Station, walk to Long Beach, then take the ferry to Avalon. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Avalon via Battery St & Sacramento St, Embarcadero, Berryessa / North San Jose, Berryessa BART, King & Tully, San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, Chinatown Station, Chinatown Station, Downtown Long Beach Station, and Long Beach in around 13h 12m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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 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
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Pacific / Florence to 1st / Pine
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 800.613.1212
- mail@CatalinaExpress.com
- Website
- catalinaexpress.com
Ferry from Long Beach to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- catalinaexpress.com
- Adult 12-54
- $42
- Senior 55+
- $38
- Child 2-11
- $31
- Phone
- (949) 673 5245
- Website
- catalinainfo.com
Ferry from Catalina Flyer - Newport Beach to Catalina Flyer - Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Website
- https://www.catalinainfo.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.catalinainfo.com/catalina-flyer-schedules-fares.html
- Book at
- https://www.catalinainfo.com/reservations.html
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