There are 5 ways to get from San Mateo to Santa Rosa by bus, train, car, 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.
Line 292 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave to SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Levelbus 292
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus Sonoma County Airport
3h 28m$27–68Line 292 bus, line 101 bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave to Mission St & 1st Stbus 292
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101 / ...
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
4h 34m$10–19Line 101 bus, train
- Take the bus from Van Ness Ave & Clay St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain Smart
3h 38m$17–27Drive 71.4 mi
- Drive from San Mateo to Santa Rosacar 71.4 mi
1h 28m$13–19Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry Larkspur
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain Smart
3h 59m$20–30
San Mateo to Santa Rosa by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Mateo to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $13 - $19 and takes 1h 28m.
The fastest way to get from San Mateo to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 1h 28m and costs $13 - $19.
No, there is no direct bus from San Mateo to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave and arriving at Santa Rosa via San Francisco Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 28m.
The distance between San Mateo and Santa Rosa is 79 miles. The road distance is 71.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Mateo to Santa Rosa without a car is to line 292 bus and bus which takes 3h 28m and costs $27 - $70.
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from San Mateo to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
San Mateo to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave station.
San Mateo to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Mateo to Santa Rosa is 72 miles. It takes approximately 1h 28m to drive from San Mateo to Santa Rosa.
There are 278+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between San Mateo, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave to Santa Rosa via SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level and San Francisco Airport in around 3h 28m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- 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/
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/
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave to SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave to Mission St & 1st St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Van Ness Ave & Clay St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
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