There are 10 ways to get from North Carolina to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane RDU - STS
9h 40m$158–658Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 24m$155–401Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas 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 Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172
2d 18h$509–798Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
3d 3hDrive 2,739.4 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Santa Rosacar 2,739.4 mi
44h 9m$500–723Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane CLT - STS
9h 54m$168–657Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDU - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
10h 54m$156–402Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CLT - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h$208–814Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CLT - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 45m$242–939Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
3d 14h
North Carolina to Santa Rosa by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from North Carolina to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $150 - $410 and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from North Carolina to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from North Carolina station to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between North Carolina and Santa Rosa is 2442 miles. The road distance is 2755.4 miles.
The best way to get from North Carolina to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from North Carolina to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
North Carolina to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
The best way to get from North Carolina to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $800 and takes 2 days 18h.
North Carolina to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Santa Rosa is 3h behind North Carolina. It is currently 9:53 AM in North Carolina and 6:53 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between North Carolina, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- [email protected]
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Charlotte to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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
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