There are 5 ways to get from Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco by bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from E Washington St & Ellis St to North Point St & Van Ness Avebus 172
1h 2m$8–12Train, line 101 bus
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Van Ness Ave & Sacramento Stbus 101
1h 32mDrive 39.1 mi
- Drive from Petaluma (Station) to San Franciscocar 39.1 mi
48 min$8–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Petaluma (Station) to San Franciscotaxi 39.1 mi
48 min$140–180Bus, line 101 bus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to San Rafaelbus Oakland Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Golden Gate Ave & Polk Stbus 101
1h 36m$31–64
Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco is to drive which costs $7 - $11 and takes 48 min.
The fastest way to get from Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco is to drive which takes 48 min and costs $7 - $11.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from E Washington St & Ellis St and arriving at North Point St & Van Ness Ave. Services depart every four hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 1h 2m.
The distance between Petaluma (Station) and San Francisco is 38 miles. The road distance is 39.3 miles.
The best way to get from Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 1h 2m and costs $8 - $12.
The bus from E Washington St & Ellis St to North Point St & Van Ness Ave takes 1h 2m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from E Washington St & Ellis St station.
Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at North Point St & Van Ness Ave station.
Yes, the driving distance between Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco is 39 miles. It takes approximately 48 min to drive from Petaluma (Station) to San Francisco.
There are 736+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Petaluma (Station), CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Golden Gate Transit operates a bus from E Washington St & Ellis St to North Point St & Van Ness Ave every 4 hours. Tickets cost $8–12 and the journey takes 1h 2m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 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 E Washington St & Ellis St to North Point St & Van Ness Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $8–12
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Van Ness Ave & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Golden Gate Ave & Polk St
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Petaluma to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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