There are 9 ways to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa by taxi, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, ferry, car, bus, tram, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
best- Take the taxi from Whittier to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)SNA - STS
3h 8m$187–527Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus StationGreyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
13h 22m$52–197Train, Caltrain, ferry
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
17h 25m$113–207Drive 436.9 mi
- Drive from Whittier to Santa Rosa436.9 mi
7h 35m$80–116Line 7 bus, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street to C Line Station
- Take the tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)LAX - STS
5h 3mLine 274 bus, line 707 bus to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Beverly Dr and Norwalk Blvd N to West Covina Pkwy and California Ave E
- Take the bus from West Covina Pkwy and California Ave E to Pomona Transit Center
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)ONT - STS
5h 20m$77–448Bus, tram to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Beverly / Norwalk to 3rd/McDonnell
- Take the tram from Maravilla Station to Little Tokyo / Arts District Station
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)BUR - STS
5h 52mBus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San FranciscoFlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
13h 58m$54–158Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to OaklandCoast Starlight
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
17h 30m$84–170
Whittier to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa is to bus via San Francisco which costs $50 - $160 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 8m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Whittier to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia / Painter and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Atlantic / Floral, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 22m.
The distance between Whittier and Santa Rosa is 472 miles. The road distance is 439.4 miles.
The best way to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 13h 22m and costs $50 - $200.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Whittier to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Whittier to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Whittier to Santa Rosa is 439 miles. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Whittier to Santa Rosa.
There are 306+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Whittier, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia / Painter to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via East L.A. College, Atlantic / Floral, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Maravilla Station to Little Tokyo / Arts District Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
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
- +1 562-929-5550
- Website
- norwalk.org
Bus from Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street to C Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.norwalk.org/departments_services/norwalk_transit_system_nts/index.php
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- comment@foothilltransit.org
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Beverly Dr and Norwalk Blvd N to West Covina Pkwy and California Ave E
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
Bus from West Covina Pkwy and California Ave E to Pomona Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
- Phone
- 323-558-1625
- ridembl@cityofmontebello.com
- Website
- ridembl.com
Bus from Beverly / Norwalk to 3rd/McDonnell
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Montebello Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Rosie Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-258-8937
- Website
- rosietaxicab.com
LA City Cab
- Phone
- +1 888-248-9222
- Website
- lacitycab.com
Independent Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 800-521-8294
- Website
- lataxi.com
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