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How to get fromEast Palo Alto to Santa Rosaby bus, train, car, or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from East Palo Alto to Santa Rosa by bus, train, car, or ferry

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Bay Rd & University Ave to San Bruno BART-Bay 9 Outer Buswaybus bus Epx
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus bus Sonoma County Airport
    4h 12m
    $36–79

  2. Drive 85.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from East Palo Alto to Santa Rosacar car 85.5 mi
    1h 38m
    $16–23

  3. Caltrain, line 101 bus, train

    1. Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Larkin St & Grove St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus bus 101
    3. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    4h 29m
    $18–29

  4. Bus via San Francisco

    1. Take the bus from Bay Rd & University Ave to San Bruno BART-Bay 9 Outer Buswaybus bus Epx
    2. Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus 172
    4h 42m
    $16–22

  5. Caltrain, ferry, train

    1. Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    3. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    4h 54m
    $23–34

East Palo Alto to Santa Rosa by bus, subway, and foot

Calendar103Weekly Services
Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket$36Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 96.2 mi
  • Duration: 4h 12m

What companies run services between East Palo Alto, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Bay Rd & University Ave to Santa Rosa via San Bruno BART-Bay 9 Outer Busway, San Bruno, San Francisco International Airport, and San Francisco Airport in around 4h 12m.

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