There are 10 ways to get from Ventura to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train, car, subway, shuttle, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the bus from Ventura, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)LAX - STS
5h 23m$113–378Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Clara and Oak WB to Hollister and Kellogg WB
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SBA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
6h 15m$54–291Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Ventura Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Francisco
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
11h 18mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Oakland
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
13h 49m$100–176Drive 399.5 mi
- Drive from Ventura to Santa Rosa399.5 mi
7h 9m$73–106Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)BUR - STS
5h 58m$76–352Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Clara and Oak WB to Hollister and Kellogg WB
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SBA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
6h 23m$79–441Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Take the bus from Ventura, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa
8h 31m$174–473Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
8h 5m$95–422Bus
- Take the bus from Ventura Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
12h 15m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ventura to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ventura to Santa Rosa is to bus and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs $110 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Ventura to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Ventura Amtrak and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Townsend St & Lusk St and Mission St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 18m.
The distance between Ventura and Santa Rosa is 478 miles. The road distance is 401.9 miles.
The best way to get from Ventura to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 11h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Ventura to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Ventura to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ventura Amtrak station.
Ventura to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ventura to Santa Rosa is 402 miles. It takes approximately 7h 9m to drive from Ventura to Santa Rosa.
There are 301+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Ventura, Ventura County, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ventura Amtrak to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, San Francisco, Townsend St & Lusk St, Kearny St & Geary St, and Mission St & 2nd St in around 11h 18m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ventura Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ventura Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Ventura, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ventura Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 (800) 438-1112
- ridercomments@goventura.org
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from Santa Clara and Oak WB to Hollister and Kellogg WB
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.goventura.org
- 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
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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