There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek by bus (Amtrak), train, bus, car, or subway
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 Amtrak Bus Stop to VallejoAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Walnut Creek BARTY
2h 58mTrain, line 580 bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San RafaelSmart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station580 / ...
3h 1m$9–21Drive 62.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek62.1 mi
1h 12m$12–17Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Walnut CreekYellow-N
2h 58m$14–21
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek is to drive which costs $11 - $17 and takes 1h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek is to drive which takes 1h 12m and costs $11 - $17.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at Walnut Creek BART via Vallejo Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 58m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Walnut Creek is 65 miles. The road distance is 62.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek without a car is to bus which takes 2h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 58m to get from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vallejo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek is 62 miles. It takes approximately 1h 12m to drive from Santa Rosa to Walnut Creek.
There are 364+ hotels available in Walnut Creek.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Walnut Creek, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Walnut Creek BART via Vallejo Transit Center in around 2h 58m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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
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