There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Waco by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Waco
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Waco (ACT)plane STS - ACT
9h 10m$167–702Fly Sonoma County Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane STS - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
9h 4m$143–633Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Waco Bus Stopbus
44h 55m$269–451Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to McGregor Stationtrain
2d 5h$620–1,329Drive 1,783.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Wacocar 1,783.4 mi
30h 18m$326–471Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Dallas, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dallas (DAL)plane OAK - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
9h 47m$155–644Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza to Wacobus
44h 57m$349–619
Santa Rosa to Waco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Waco is to bus which costs $260 - $460 and takes 44h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Waco is to fly and bus which takes 9h 4m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Waco. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at Waco Bus Stop via Phoenix Bus Station and Ft Worth Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 55m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Waco is 1542 miles. The road distance is 1793.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Waco without a car is to bus which takes 44h 55m and costs $260 - $460.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Santa Rosa to Waco, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Waco bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Santa Rosa station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Waco is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $460 and takes 44h 55m, you could also train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 5h.
Santa Rosa to Waco bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Waco is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 3:26 AM in Santa Rosa and 5:26 AM in Waco.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Waco, TX, USA?
American Airlines flies from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Waco (ACT) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa to Waco Bus Stop via Phoenix Bus Station and Ft Worth Bus Station in around 44h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Waco via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to McGregor Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
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
- +1 415-921-5858
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Fort Worth - La Gran Plaza to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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