There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford by bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco AirportSan Francisco Airport
3h 30m$33–78Bus via San Francisco
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1Ecr
5h 6m$15–23Train, ferry, Caltrain
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
4h 42m$16–32Drive 87.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Stanford87.2 mi
1h 43m$16–23Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain SouthboundLocal Weekday / ...
3h 56m$19–25Bus via Daly City
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco AirportSan Francisco Airport
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1Ecr
4h 37m$31–75
Santa Rosa to Stanford by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford is to bus via San Francisco which costs $15 - $23 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford is to drive which takes 1h 43m and costs $15 - $23.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Stanford is 90 miles. The road distance is 87.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Stanford without a car is to bus which takes 3h 30m and costs $30 - $80.
It takes approximately 3h 30m 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 43m to drive from Santa Rosa to Stanford.
There are 530+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport hourly. Tickets cost $21–65 and the journey takes 2h.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- 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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- 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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