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How to get fromWatsonville to Santa Rosaby bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, subway or bus (Amtrak)

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There are 6 ways to get from Watsonville to Santa Rosa by bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus (Amtrak)

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  1. Line 2 bus, bus, Caltrain

    best
    1. Take the bus from Main & Ford to River St S. & Soquel Avebus bus 2
    2. Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus bus 17
    3. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    4. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus bus
    6h 32m
    $39–99

  2. Line 1 bus, bus, BART

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from E Beach & Union to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 1
    2. Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus bus 17
    3. Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway subway
    4. Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus 101
    7h
    $23–44

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Salinas to Oaklandtrain train Coast Starlight
    2. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train Smart
    8h 39m
    $38–77

  4. Drive 143 mi

    1. Drive from Watsonville to Santa Rosacar car 143 mi
    2h 36m
    $27–38

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Salinas to San Franciscobus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    2. Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus 101
    7h

  6. Line 1 bus, bus, Caltrain

    1. Take the bus from E Beach & Union to Soquel Ave & Frontbus bus 1
    2. Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus bus 17
    3. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus 101
    7h 4m
    $25–42

Watsonville to Santa Rosa by bus, train, subway, and foot

Calendar119Weekly Services
Duration6h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$39Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Watsonville, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Porter / San Juan to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, Salinas, Oakland, Lake Merritt, El Cerrito Del Norte, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, and SMART San Rafael in around 8h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rodriguez / Second to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 1, Salinas, San Francisco, and Mission St & 2nd St in around 7h.

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