There are 5 ways to get from Stanford University to Santa Rosa by bus, car, train, or subway
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Bus via San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
3h 52m$33–84Drive 87.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Stanford University to Santa Rosacar 87.6 mi
1h 46m$16–24Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
4h 21m$19–27Bus, Caltrain, BART
- Take the bus from On Santa Teresa Street @ Thornton Center to University Circle @ Caltrain Platformbus Se
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
4h 39m$24–33Bus
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & Linden Avebus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
4h 51m$24–74
Stanford University to Santa Rosa by foot, bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanford University to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $16 - $24 and takes 1h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Stanford University to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 1h 46m and costs $16 - $24.
No, there is no direct bus from Stanford University to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Stanford Oval and arriving at Santa Rosa via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Millbrae BART-Bay 12 West Busway and San Francisco Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 51m.
The distance between Stanford University and Santa Rosa is 91 miles. The road distance is 88.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stanford University to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus via San Francisco International Airport which takes 3h 52m and costs $30 - $85.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Stanford University to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Stanford University to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Stanford University to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at El Camino Real & Linden Ave station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stanford University to Santa Rosa is 88 miles. It takes approximately 1h 46m to drive from Stanford University to Santa Rosa.
There are 304+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Stanford University, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa hourly. Tickets cost $21–65 and the journey takes 2h.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- 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 Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- transportation@stanford.edu
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from On Santa Teresa Street @ Thornton Center to University Circle @ Caltrain Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transportation.stanford.edu
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & Linden Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
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