There are 10 ways to get from Houston to Petaluma by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAH - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Petalumabus
8h 20m$138–399Bus
- Take the bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from El Paso 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 Petaluma Blvd S & G Stbus 172
40h 25m$334–533Train, bus via Santa Barbara
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Petaluma Blvd S & G Stbus 172
2d 2h$565–1,183Drive 1,911.5 mi
- Drive from Houston to Petalumacar 1,911.5 mi
31h 13m$349–504Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane HOU - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
8h 14m$246–1,056Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HOU - SJC
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Petalumabus
9h 22m$271–1,051Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IAH - SJC
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Petalumabus
11h 32m$223–594Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane HOU - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
10h 41m$262–1,066Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IAH - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
11h 23m$184–769Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Petalumabus
2d 4h$634–1,364
Houston to Petaluma by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Petaluma is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $400 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Petaluma is to fly and bus which takes 8h 14m and costs $240 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Petaluma. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Petaluma Blvd S & G St via Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 25m.
The distance between Houston and Petaluma is 1720 miles. The road distance is 1922.7 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Petaluma without a car is to bus which takes 40h 25m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Houston to Petaluma, including transfers.
Houston to Petaluma bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr station.
Houston to Petaluma bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co station.
Petaluma is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 11:38 PM in Houston and 9:38 PM in Petaluma.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Petaluma is 1923 miles. It takes approximately 31h 13m to drive from Houston to Petaluma.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Petaluma, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Petaluma Blvd S & G St via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 40h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 San Francisco Airport to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $160–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Petaluma Blvd S & G St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $8–12
Bus from Perry St & 3rd St to Petaluma Blvd S & G St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Amtrak
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