There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara by train, bus, subway, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, line 101 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Hyde St & Grove Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 49m$18–29Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitassubway Green-N
3h 55m$20–30Drive 98.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Santa Claracar 98.4 mi
1h 49m$18–26Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Scottbus 22
5h 10m$30–75
Santa Rosa to Santa Clara by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara is to drive which costs $18 - $26 and takes 1h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara is to drive which takes 1h 49m and costs $18 - $26.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa and arriving at El Camino & Scott via SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 and Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Santa Clara is 103 miles. The road distance is 98.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara without a car is to train and line 101 bus and Caltrain which takes 3h 49m and costs $18 - $30.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Santa Clara bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Santa Rosa station.
Santa Rosa to Santa Clara bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at San Francisco Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Santa Clara is 99 miles. It takes approximately 1h 49m to drive from Santa Rosa to Santa Clara.
There are 541+ hotels available in Santa Clara.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Santa Clara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa to El Camino & Scott via San Francisco Airport, SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, and Palo Alto Transit Center in around 5h 10m.
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Hyde St & Grove St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- 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 Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Scott
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
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