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How to get fromVirginia City to Santa Rosaby plane, car, bus, train, train (Amtrak), subway, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)

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There are 8 ways to get from Virginia City to Santa Rosa by plane, car, bus, train, train (Amtrak), subway, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)

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  1. Fly to Sonoma County Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane plane RNO - STS
    4h 52m
    $199–704

  2. Drive 231.6 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Virginia City to Santa Rosacar car 231.6 mi
    4h 48m
    $43–62

  3. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Virginia City to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstarcar car
    2. Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Francisco - 16th Stbus bus
    3. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    8h 15m
    $113–126

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Reno to Richmondtrain train California Zephyr
    2. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train Smart
    10h 49m
    $158–259

  5. Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane RNO - SFO
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus bus
    3. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    5h 1m
    $151–418

  6. Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train

    1. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane RNO - SJC
    2. Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway subway
    3. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    6h 19m
    $154–588

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Vallejo Transit Centerbus bus Greyhound US0870
    2. Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    8h 31m
    $117–177

  8. Bus, train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the bus from Reno to Sacramentobus bus
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Martineztrain train
    3. Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus
    9h 57m
    $135–212

Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights

Calendar51Weekly Planes
Duration5h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$101Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Virginia City, NV, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and American Airlines fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Virginia City to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Reno, Richmond, Richmond, El Cerrito Del Norte, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, and SMART San Rafael in around 10h 49m.

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