There are 6 ways to get from Seaside to Sonoma by train, taxi, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), car, shuttle, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Salinas to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the taxi from Richmond to Sonomataxi
6h 34m$165–257Drive 154.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Seaside to Sonomacar 154.7 mi
2h 52m$29–41Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Copeland St Transit Mallbus 172
9h 24m$38–62Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport InternationalMonterey Airbus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus From SFO
8h 20m$90–108Line 20 bus, train, BART, line 580 bus, line 40 bus
- Take the bus from Del Monte / Broadway to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7bus 20
- Take the train from Salinas to Oaklandtrain
- Take the subway from Lake Merritt to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
- Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus 40
9h 18mTrain, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Martineztrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Martinez to Petalumabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
9h 37m$56–120
Seaside to Sonoma by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seaside to Sonoma is to drive which costs $28 - $45 and takes 2h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Seaside to Sonoma is to drive which takes 2h 52m and costs $28 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Seaside to Sonoma. However, there are services departing from Del Monte / Broadway and arriving at Sonoma Plaza via Salinas, San Jose Diridon Station, Fremont St & Mission St and Petaluma Transit Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
The distance between Seaside and Sonoma is 175 miles. The road distance is 155.6 miles.
The best way to get from Seaside to Sonoma without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 34m and costs $160 - $260.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Seaside to Sonoma, including transfers.
Seaside to Sonoma bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
Seaside to Sonoma bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seaside to Sonoma is 156 miles. It takes approximately 2h 52m to drive from Seaside to Sonoma.
There are 280+ hotels available in Sonoma.
What companies run services between Seaside, CA, USA and Sonoma, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Del Monte / Broadway to Sonoma Plaza via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas, San Jose, San Jose Diridon Station, San Francisco Bus Station, Fremont St & Mission St, and Petaluma Transit Mall in around 9h 24m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Lake Merritt to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Copeland St Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $8–12
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Del Monte / Broadway to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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