There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale by bus, train, ferry, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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 via San Mateo
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus San Francisco Airport
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
3h 17m$34–80Train, ferry, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate Cferry
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 31m$17–34Drive 94.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvalecar 94.7 mi
1h 48m$18–25Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
3h 41m$20–27Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
4h 46mBus via Daly City
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
5h 28m$17–28
Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale is to drive which costs $17 - $25 and takes 1h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale is to drive which takes 1h 48m and costs $17 - $25.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Sunnyvale is 97 miles. The road distance is 95.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale without a car is to bus and Caltrain via San Mateo which takes 3h 17m and costs $30 - $80.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale is 95 miles. It takes approximately 1h 48m to drive from Santa Rosa to Sunnyvale.
There are 561+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound via Mission St & Fremont St, San Francisco, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 4h 46m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $8–11
- 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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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 & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
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 Francisco to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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