There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Whittier by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, subway, tram, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, taxi
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STS - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Whittiertaxi
3h 34m$336–605Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus N2003
14h 19m$68–113Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
13h 54m$72–118Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172 / ...
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
16h 32m$126–294Drive 439.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Whittiercar 439.6 mi
7h 32m$81–116Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Atlantic Stationtram
- Take the bus from Beverly/Woods to Beverly / Norwalkbus
5h 10m$121–281Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram, line 7 bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the tram from LAX / Metro Transit Center to Norwalk Stationtram
- Take the bus from C Line Station to Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Streetbus
5h 3mTrain, ferry, Caltrain
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
18h 22m$125–290
Santa Rosa to Whittier by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Whittier is to bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Whittier is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 34m and costs $330 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Whittier. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 and arriving at Philadelphia/Painter via San Francisco Bus Station, Cesar Chavez Transit Pavilion and East L.A. College. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 54m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Whittier is 472 miles. The road distance is 442.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Whittier without a car is to bus which takes 13h 54m and costs $70 - $120.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Santa Rosa to Whittier, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Whittier bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 station.
Santa Rosa to Whittier bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Whittier is 442 miles. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Santa Rosa to Whittier.
There are 1430+ hotels available in Whittier.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Whittier, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Philadelphia/Painter via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar Chavez Transit Pavilion, Atlantic / Floral, and East L.A. College in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
- Schedules at
- Golden Gate Ferry Schedules
- Adult
- $14
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
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