There are 9 ways to get from San Rafael to Santa Fe by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SFO - SAF
6h 42m$118–388Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from San Rafael to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane STS - SAF
7h 20m$111–421Bus
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque to Santa Febus
32h 23m$240–357Train
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
34h 40m$754–1,222Drive 1,142 mi
- Drive from San Rafael to Santa Fecar 1,142 mi
18h 45m$209–301BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SJC - SAF
8h 27m$113–429Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane OAK - ABQ
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
8h 4m$251–815Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SFO - ABQ
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
8h 19m$428–792Bus, train
- Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Coddingtownbus 44 / ...
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
37h 35m$143–222
San Rafael to Santa Fe by bus, subway, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Santa Fe is to bus and train which costs $140 - $230 and takes 37h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Santa Fe is to bus and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $110 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Santa Fe. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B and arriving at Sandoval @ Water IB via El Cerrito del Norte BART, Los Angeles Union Station, Albuquerque and Santa Fe Place. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from San Rafael to Santa Fe station. However, there are services departing from Montgomery Street and arriving at Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station via Oakland, Los Angeles and Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 40m.
The distance between San Rafael and Santa Fe is 959 miles. The road distance is 1148.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Santa Fe without a car is to bus which takes 32h 23m and costs $240 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from San Rafael to Santa Fe, including transfers.
San Rafael to Santa Fe bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from El Cerrito del Norte BART station.
San Rafael to Santa Fe train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Santa Fe is to bus which takes 32h 23m and costs $240 - $360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,300 and takes 34h 40m.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Santa Fe, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Sandoval @ Water IB via El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C1, El Cerrito del Norte BART, Los Angeles Union Station, Albuquerque Bus Station, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe Place in around 32h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station via Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, Lake Merritt, Oakland, Los Angeles, Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center, and Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station in around 34h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-795-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Rio Metro Regional Transit District
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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 Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 505-850-3880
- Website
- ABQ Express Shuttle
Bus from Albuquerque to Santa Fe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- ABQ Express Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from San Rafael to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Coddingtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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Booking & Getting There
San Rafael to Santa Fe bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Fe is 1h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 6:22 PM in San Rafael and 7:22 PM in Santa Fe.
San Rafael to Santa Fe train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Rafael to Santa Fe is 1149 miles. It takes approximately 18h 45m to drive from San Rafael to Santa Fe.
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