There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Rosarito by plane, tram, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from Sonoma County Airport, tram
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
4h 44m$2,902–5,448Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus FlixBus N2003
14h 55m$1,555–2,542Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
20h 59m$3,671–8,015Drive 924.7 km
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Rosaritocar 924.7 km
9h 52m$1,779–2,569Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, 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 Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
7h 1m$1,690–4,969Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
7h 16m$1,566–5,970Bus via Tecate
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Sr 188 & Tecate Martbus 894
- Take the bus from Tecate to Rosaritobus
24h 6m$1,844–3,611
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Rosarito is to bus which costs $1500 - $2600 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Rosarito is to fly and tram which takes 4h 44m and costs $2900 - $5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Rosarito. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at San Ysidro Bus Terminal via 4th St & Folsom St and San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Rosa to Rosarito station. However, there are services departing from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown and arriving at San Ysidro Station via Emeryville, Los Angeles and Old Town Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 59m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Rosarito is 892 km. The road distance is 924.7 km.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Rosarito without a car is to bus via Tecate which takes 24h 6m and costs $1800 - $3700.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Santa Rosa to Rosarito, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Rosarito bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Rosarito train services, operated by SMART, depart from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Rosarito is to bus which takes 14h 55m and costs $1500 - $2600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $3600 - $8000 and takes 20h 59m.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Rosarito, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Rosarito via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, and San Ysidro Bus Terminal in around 14h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Rosarito via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, Emeryville, Los Angeles, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Old Town Station, and San Ysidro Station in around 20h 59m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
- 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
- $20–110
- 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
- $22–120
- 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
- $20–110
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400–5,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $170–240
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $170–240
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,200
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $543
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $543
- 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
- $420–950
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $420–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,600
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Sr 188 & Tecate Mart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $40–85
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- [email protected]
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Tecate to Rosarito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Rosa to Rosarito bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Santa Rosa to Rosarito train services, operated by SMART, arrive at SMART San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Rosarito is 925 km. It takes approximately 9h 52m to drive from Santa Rosa to Rosarito.
There are 545+ hotels available in Rosarito.




















