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How to get fromStanford to Santa Rosaby train, bus, tram, cable car, car, or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Stanford to Santa Rosa by train, bus, tram, cable car, car, or ferry

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  1. Caltrain, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train Local Weekday / ...
    2. Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus bus 172 / ...
    4h 28m
    $19–26

  2. Drive  86.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Stanford to Santa Rosacar car 86.9 mi
    1h 43m
    $16–23

  3. Bus, Caltrain, tram, cable car, line 101 bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Stanford Oval to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5bus bus 281
    2. Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    3. Take the tram from King St & 4th St to Metro Embarcadero Stationtram tram N
    4. Take the cablecar from California St & Davis St to California St & Van Ness Avecablecar cable car Ca
    5. Take the bus from Van Ness Ave & Clay St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus bus 101
    6. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    4h 30m
    $18–31

  4. Caltrain, ferry, train

    1. Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    3. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    4h 47m
    $21–34

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1bus bus Ecr / ...
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus bus Sonoma County Airport
    4h 49m
    $31–73

Stanford to Santa Rosa by bus and train

Calendar44Weekly Services
Duration4h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$19Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 91.2 mi
  • Duration: 4h 28m

What companies run services between Stanford, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Stanford Oval to Santa Rosa via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level, and San Francisco Airport in around 4h 49m.

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