There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford by bus, train, car, or ferry
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 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
3h 33m$19–25Train, ferry, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 32m$14–32Train, line 101 bus, Caltrain
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 47m$16–26Drive 87.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Stanfordcar 87.2 mi
1h 44m$16–23Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus San Francisco Airport
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
4h 37m$31–75
Santa Rosa to Stanford by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford is to drive which costs $15 - $23 and takes 1h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford is to drive which takes 1h 44m and costs $15 - $23.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Stanford is 92 miles. The road distance is 87.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford without a car is to bus and Caltrain which takes 3h 33m and costs $19 - $26.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Stanford is 88 miles. It takes approximately 1h 44m to drive from Santa Rosa to Stanford.
There are 391+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via San Francisco Airport, San Francisco International Airport, San Bruno, San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1, and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 4h 37m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- 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
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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