There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay by car, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus (Amtrak)
best- Drive from Santa Rosa to Emeryvillecar
- Take the bus from Emeryville to San Luis Obispobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
9h 39mDrive 281.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Morro Baycar 281.9 mi
5h 4m$52–75Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from North County Transit Center to Government Centerbus 9S
12h 38mTrain, bus, fly
- 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SFO - SBP
7h 23m$195–444
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs $50 - $75.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Morro Bay is 318 miles. The road distance is 283.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Morro Bay is 284 miles. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay.
There are 293+ hotels available in Morro Bay.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Morro Bay, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Morro Bay. However, you can drive to Emeryville, take the bus to San Luis Obispo, take the bus to Downtown Transit Center, walk to Government Center, then take the bus to Morro Bay Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Morro Bay Park via Martinez, Martinez, Paso Robles Amtrak Station, North County Transit Center, and Government Center in around 12h 38m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Emeryville to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from North County Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SoCoTransit
- 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
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