There are 9 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), train, bus (Greyhound), rideshare, or car
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
2h 47m$236–385Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
12h 55m$77–147Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminalbus
5h 11m$129–298Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
12h 25m$89–149Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
16h 50m$191–372Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
5h 2m$118–229Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
5h 22m$356–1,461Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles-LAX429.9 mi
7h 15mDrive 429.9 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX)car 429.9 mi
7h 15m$79–114
Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is to fly which takes 2h 47m and costs $230 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX). However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal via 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX). However, there are services departing from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown and arriving at Los Angeles via Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is 411 miles. The road distance is 432.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 12h 25m and costs $85 - $150.
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX), including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) train services, operated by SMART, depart from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is to fly which takes 2h 47m and costs $230 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via San Francisco, which costs $85 - $150 and takes 12h 25m, you could also train, which costs $190 - $380 and takes 16h 50m.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–330
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- 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 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (855) 463-5252
- [email protected]
- Website
- flylax.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flylax.com/flyaway-bus
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
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
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles-LAX
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) train services, operated by SMART, arrive at SMART San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is 432 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
There are 3072+ hotels available in Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Santa Rosa and Los Angeles Airport (LAX). A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
















