There are 7 ways to get from Columbus to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, 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.
Fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane CMH - STS
9h 14m$168–708Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172
2d 14h$479–733Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 15hDrive 2,420.8 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Santa Rosacar 2,420.8 mi
38h 18m$442–639Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CMH - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 13m$185–692Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CMH - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
11h 46m$228–915Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CMH - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
13h 10m$219–882
Columbus to Santa Rosa by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $180 - $700 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Columbus and Santa Rosa is 2155 miles. The road distance is 2434.9 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $470 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Columbus to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Columbus to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Columbus to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $160 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $470 - $750 and takes 2 days 14h.
Columbus to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind Columbus. It is currently 2:24 PM in Columbus and 11:24 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Columbus to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- 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
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