There are 11 ways to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, train, 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 Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
3h 53m$234–398Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus FlixBus N2003
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain Smart
12h 43m$67–114Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172 / ...
12h$81–128Train
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain Smart
14h 27m$291–444Drive 423.9 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosacar 423.9 mi
7h 20m$78–112Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
3h 50m$133–264Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 12m$116–242Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 6m$213–721Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
6h 14m$294–1,475Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
6h 37m$254–500Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 28m$145–642
Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa is to bus and train which costs $65 - $120 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 3h 50m and costs $130 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Main / 7th and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at SMART Santa Rosa Downtown via SMART San Rafael. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
The distance between Los Angeles Downtown and Santa Rosa is 426 miles. The road distance is 426.4 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 12h and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 3h 53m and costs $230 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $130 and takes 12h, you could also train, which costs $290 - $450 and takes 14h 27m.
What companies run services between Los Angeles Downtown, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Main / 7th to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- [email protected]
- 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 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
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 Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- 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
- +1 415-461-4222
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa is 426 miles. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Los Angeles Downtown to Santa Rosa.
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