There are 10 ways to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa by bus, tram, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, ferry, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 7 bus, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the bus from Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street to C Line Stationbus
- Take the tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
4h 58mFly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 11m$58–276Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172 / ...
13h 14m$82–127Train, Caltrain, ferry
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
17h 20m$255–399Drive 436.9 mi
- Drive from Whittier to Santa Rosacar 436.9 mi
7h 39m$75–108Bus, tram, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Beverly / Norwalk to 3rd/McDonnellbus
- Take the tram from Maravilla Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
5h 38m$131–260Line 1 bus, train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Norwalk Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard- to Norwalk/Imperialbus
- Take the train from Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs to Anaheim - ARTICtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
7h 7mFly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 54m$66–307Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 54m$95–487Bus, train
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus FlixBus N2003
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain Smart
13h 58m$73–118
Whittier to Santa Rosa by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Whittier to Santa Rosa is to bus and tram and subway and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $130 - $260.
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-Bay N1 via Atlantic / Floral, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 14m.
The distance between Whittier and Santa Rosa is 440 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 14m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 58m 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 39m to drive from Whittier to Santa Rosa.
There are 280+ 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-Bay N1 via East L.A. College, Atlantic / Floral, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 13h 14m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Maravilla Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs to Anaheim - ARTIC
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 562-929-5550
- Website
- Norwalk California Transit System
Bus from Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street to C Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Norwalk California Transit System
Bus from Norwalk Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard- to Norwalk/Imperial
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Norwalk California Transit System
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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-Bay N1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- 323-558-1625
- ridembl@cityofmontebello.com
- Website
- Montebello Bus Lines
Bus from Beverly / Norwalk to 3rd/McDonnell
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Montebello Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
- Schedules at
- Golden Gate Ferry Schedules
- Adult
- $14
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