There are 6 ways to get from Visalia to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, train, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART, train
best- Take the bus from Visalia Transit Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 35m$36–66Drive 265.9 mi
- Drive from Visalia to Santa Rosacar 265.9 mi
4h 49m$49–71Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly, bus, train
- Take the bus from Visalia Transit Station to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BFL - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 29m$98–310Bus, Caltrain, train
- Take the bus from Goshen to Gilroybus
- Take the train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 8m$98–161Bus
- Take the bus from Visalia Transit Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
11h 39m$59–108Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly, bus, train
- Take the bus from Visalia Transit Station to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FAT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 11m$221–514
Visalia to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Visalia to Santa Rosa is to bus and BART and train which costs $35 - $70 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Visalia to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 4h 49m and costs $45 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Visalia station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Visalia Transit Station and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Sacramento Bus Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
The distance between Visalia and Santa Rosa is 285 miles. The road distance is 267.4 miles.
The best way to get from Visalia to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and BART and train which takes 9h 35m and costs $35 - $70.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Visalia to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Visalia to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Visalia Transit Station.
Visalia to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Visalia to Santa Rosa is 267 miles. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Visalia to Santa Rosa.
There are 269+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Visalia, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Visalia Transit Station to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 11h 39m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $22–170
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Visalia Transit Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Visalia Transit Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Visalia Transit Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Visalia Transit Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Goshen to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–70
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
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