There are 10 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), train, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)STS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
4h 47m$112–377Drive 399.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Ventura399.7 mi
7h 11m$73–106Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrak
11h 24mBus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the train from Oakland to OxnardCoast Starlight
15h 36m$89–280Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SFO - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
5h 46m$111–401Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)OAK - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
5h 57m$116–430Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)OAK - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
6h 40m$161–885Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)STS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Ventura Amtrak
6h 15m$92–528Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)OAK - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Ventura Amtrak
8h 5m$96–526Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrak
13h 6m
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura is to fly and bus which takes 4h 47m and costs $110 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Ventura. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Ventura Amtrak via 4th St & Market St, San Francisco and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 24m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Ventura is 479 miles. The road distance is 402 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 11h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Ventura bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Ventura bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & 4th St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Ventura is 402 miles. It takes approximately 7h 11m to drive from Santa Rosa to Ventura.
There are 182+ hotels available in Ventura.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Ventura, Ventura County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Ventura Amtrak via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 11h 24m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Ventura Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $60–70
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $50–60
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
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