There are 10 ways to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, car, subway, 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.
Fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane MSP - STS
6h 42m$107–439Bus
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 4h$368–681Bus, train
- Take the bus from Burnsville to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Omahabus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Denverbus
- Take the train from Denver to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 10h$717–1,282Drive 1,930.4 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosacar 1,930.4 mi
31h 57m$353–509Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSP - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 20m$160–353Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MSP - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 49m$207–826Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MSP - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 39m$465–637Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MSP - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 32m$211–818Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus, BART, ferry, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane MSP - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspurferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 37m$220–763Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 12h$852–1,692
Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $160 - $360 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $100 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from MSP Airport and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Suisun City Train Depot and Napa Amtrak Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Minneapolis Airport (MSP) and Santa Rosa is 1598 miles. The road distance is 1941.7 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from MSP Airport station.
The best way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $100 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $700 and takes 2 days 4h.
Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Des Moines station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Minneapolis Airport (MSP). It is currently 2:15 AM in Minneapolis Airport (MSP) and 12:15 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Minneapolis Airport (MSP), USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from MSP Airport to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Suisun City Train Depot, and Napa Amtrak Bus Stop in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Sioux Falls, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Omaha, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from MSP Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from Burnsville to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–95
Bus from Sioux Falls to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $15
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