There are 10 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island by plane, ferry, bus, train, or tram
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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 31m$75–339Bus, ferry via Los Angeles
- 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 38mBus, 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 17mFly 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 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Long Beach Stationtram
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
7h 9m$99–481Fly 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 5m$159–554Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, ferry
- 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
8h 59m$92–408Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, ferry
- 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
9h 4m$80–328Fly Sonoma County Airport to Ontario International Airport, train, tram, ferry
- 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 tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Stationtram
- Take the ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
9h 2m$113–577Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, ferry
- 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 ferry from Long Beach to Avalonferry
9h 41m$104–460Bus, 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
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 fly and ferry which costs $75 - $340 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 31m and costs $75 - $340.
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 ferry via Los Angeles which takes 15h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Catalina Island, including transfers.
There are 194+ 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 Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Downtown Long Beach Station, and Long Beach in around 15h 38m.
- 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
- $55–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Downtown Long Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Downtown Long Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- metro.net
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- metrolinktrains.com
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Schedules at
- goldengatetransit.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Schedules at
- goldengatetransit.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Schedules at
- goldengatetransit.org
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- 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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