There are 5 ways to get from Chester to Santa Rosa by car, train, bus (Greyhound), plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train
best- Drive from Chester to Chico Amtrakcar
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 46m$73–141Drive 209.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chester to Santa Rosacar 209.6 mi
4h 39m$39–56Bus
- Take the bus from Chester - Holiday Market to Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Susanville Riverside Drive to Amtrak Renobus
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
13h 47m$61–102Drive, fly, bus, train
- Drive from Chester to Redding-Airport-RDDcar
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDD - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 23m$489–862Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chester - Holiday Market to Riverside Drivebus
- Take the bus from Susanville Riverside Drive to Amtrak Renobus
- Take the train from Reno to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
14h 27m$101–192
Chester to Santa Rosa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs $35 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Chester - Holiday Market and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Susanville Riverside Drive, Reno Amtrak and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Chester and Santa Rosa is 283 miles. The road distance is 210.9 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 13h 47m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Chester to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Chester to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Lassen Rural Bus, depart from Chester - Holiday Market station.
Chester to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Lassen Rural Bus, arrive at Riverside Drive station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Santa Rosa is 211 miles. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Chester to Santa Rosa.
There are 276+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Chester, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chester - Holiday Market to Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Susanville Riverside Drive, Reno Amtrak, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 13h 47m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Reno to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 530-252-7433
- Website
- lassentransportation.com
Bus from Chester - Holiday Market to Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
Bus from Chester - Holiday Market to Riverside Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
- Website
- http://www.lassentransportation.com/
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- sagestage.com
Bus from Susanville Riverside Drive to Amtrak Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
Bus from Susanville Riverside Drive to Amtrak Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Reno Amtrak to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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