There are 9 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), train, 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.
Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CAbus
4h 47m$286–460Drive 399.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa to Venturacar 399.7 mi
7h 14m$73–106Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrakbus
11h 6mBus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the train from Oakland to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtraktrain
13h 50m$216–351Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank to Ventura Amtraktrain
5h 56m$152–317Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CAbus
6h 27m$233–539Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CAbus
6h 44m$111–381Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CAbus
7h 22m$346–1,436Train, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from Oakland to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from UCSB Bus Loop to Santa Clara and Oak EBbus 88 / ...
14h 42m
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura is to fly and bus which takes 4h 47m and costs $280 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Ventura. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 and arriving at Ventura Amtrak via 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Ventura is 479 miles. The road distance is 402 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura without a car is to bus which takes 11h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Santa Rosa to Ventura, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Ventura bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 station.
Santa Rosa to Ventura bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Ventura is 402 miles. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Santa Rosa to Ventura.
There are 229+ hotels available in Ventura.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Ventura, Ventura County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Ventura Amtrak via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 11h 6m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Burbank to Ventura Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $60–70
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $50–60
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $60–70
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $50–60
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Oakland to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 (800) 438-1112
- [email protected]
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from UCSB Bus Loop to Santa Clara and Oak EB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- Ventura County Transportation Commission
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