There are 3 ways to get from Groveland to Petaluma by car, train, subway, bus, taxi, or ferry
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, BART, line 580 bus
best- Drive from Groveland to Lathrop/Manteca Stationcar
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Fremont Stationtrain Ace
- Take the train from Fremont to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Take the subway from Coliseum to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
7h 7mDrive 158.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Groveland to Petalumacar 158.8 mi
3h 18m$29–42Taxi, bus, BART, ferry
- Take the taxi from Groveland to Yosemite Blvd & Western Avetaxi
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspurferry
8h 13m$176–209
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groveland to Petaluma is to drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 3h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Groveland to Petaluma is to drive which takes 3h 18m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between Groveland and Petaluma is 193 miles. The road distance is 159.7 miles.
The best way to get from Groveland to Petaluma without a car is to taxi and bus and BART and ferry which takes 8h 13m and costs $170 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Groveland to Petaluma, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Groveland to Petaluma is 160 miles. It takes approximately 3h 18m to drive from Groveland to Petaluma.
There are 198+ hotels available in Petaluma.
What companies run services between Groveland, CA, USA and Petaluma, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Groveland to Petaluma. However, you can drive to Lathrop/Manteca Station, take the train to Fremont Station, take the train to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak, walk to Coliseum, take the subway to El Cerrito Del Norte, walk to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, take the line 580 bus to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, walk to SMART San Rafael, then take the train to SMART Petaluma Downtown. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Yosemite Blvd & Western Ave, take the line 50 bus to Bay A - Modesto Transit Center - Exit on, walk to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, take the bus to BART Dublin Station, walk to Dublin / Pleasanton, take the subway to Embarcadero, walk to San Francisco-Gate C, take the ferry to Larkspur, walk to SMART Larkspur, then take the train to SMART Petaluma Downtown.
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Fremont Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Ace
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fremont to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
- Schedules at
- Golden Gate Ferry Schedules
- Adult
- $14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $15
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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