There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Solvang by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
10h 17m$91–158Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
6h 23m$61–319Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to San Luis Obispotrain
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
12h 16m$85–183Drive 344.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Solvangcar 344.8 mi
6h 10m$63–91Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
6h 24m$71–378Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SFO - SBP
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 35m$71–330Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 23m$127–395Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 44m$104–507
Santa Rosa to Solvang by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Solvang is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Solvang is to drive which takes 6h 10m and costs $60 - $95.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Solvang is 363 miles. The road distance is 346.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Solvang without a car is to bus and Caltrain which takes 10h 17m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Santa Rosa to Solvang, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Solvang is 347 miles. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Santa Rosa to Solvang.
There are 63+ hotels available in Solvang.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Solvang, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Solvang. However, you can take the bus to Mission St & 4th St, walk to 4th St & Market St, take the line 45 bus to Townsend St & 4th St, walk to San Francisco Caltrain Southbound, take the train to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, walk to San Jose, then take the bus to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop via Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, Lake Merritt, Oakland, San Luis Obispo, and San Luis Obispo in around 12h 16m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- 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 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
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 & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Luis Obispo to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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