There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to California's Great America by train, subway, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Train, BART
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway Orange-S
4h 20m$17–29Bus, line 292 bus, Caltrain, line 20 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level to S Delaware St & Cypress Avebus 292
- Take the train from San Mateo Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Sunnyvale Transit Center to Mission College & Great Americabus 20
5h 9m$35–79Drive 96.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to California's Great Americacar 96.8 mi
1h 46m$18–26Train, line 101 bus, BART
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitassubway
4h 50m$17–31Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus FlixBus 2005
5h 29m$24–40
Santa Rosa to California's Great America by train, bus, subway, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to California's Great America is to drive which costs $17 - $26 and takes 1h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to California's Great America is to drive which takes 1h 46m and costs $17 - $26.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to California's Great America. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Mission College & Freedom via 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco and Santa Clara Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Rosa to California's Great America station. However, there are services departing from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown and arriving at Great America Station via El Cerrito Del Norte and Milpitas Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and California's Great America is 101 miles. The road distance is 97.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to California's Great America without a car is to train and BART which takes 4h 20m and costs $17 - $30.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Santa Rosa to California's Great America, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to California's Great America bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to California's Great America train services, operated by SMART, depart from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown station.
Santa Rosa to California's Great America bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and California's Great America, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to California's Great America via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound, Santa Clara Transit Center, and Mission College & Freedom in around 5h 29m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Mateo Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level to S Delaware St & Cypress Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Sunnyvale Transit Center to Mission College & Great America
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Rosa to California's Great America train services, operated by SMART, arrive at SMART San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to California's Great America is 97 miles. It takes approximately 1h 46m to drive from Santa Rosa to California's Great America.
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