There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Charleston by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Charleston International Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane STS - CHS
9h 59m$158–657Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 12h$1,123–2,498Drive 2,786.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Charlestoncar 2,786.8 mi
45h 35m$509–735Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SFO - CHS
12h 4m$165–691Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane OAK - CHS
12h 30m$218–863Train, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SJC - CHS
13h 44m$199–781Fly Sonoma County Airport to Savannah, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Savannah (SAV)plane STS - SAV
- Take the train from Savannah Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 59m$270–924Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SMF - CHS
14h 45m$225–873
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Charleston is to train and bus and fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Charleston is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Charleston is 2447 miles. The road distance is 2803.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Charleston without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Santa Rosa to Charleston, including transfers.
Charleston is 3h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 2:51 PM in Santa Rosa and 5:51 PM in Charleston.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Charleston is 2803 miles. It takes approximately 45h 35m to drive from Santa Rosa to Charleston.
There are 1483+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
American Airlines flies from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Savannah via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Savannah Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- 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/
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
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
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
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