There are 6 ways to get from Sonora to Santa Rosa by car, train, taxi, bus, subway, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train
best- Drive from Sonora to Lathrop/Manteca Stationcar
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Fremont Stationtrain Ace
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 23m$37–64Drive, bus, BART
cheapest- Drive from Sonora to 99 Frontage @ Boeing Southboundcar
- Take the bus from Downtown Transit Center Lane A to Dublin/Pleasanton BARTbus 150
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 172
8h 46m$28–46Taxi, bus, BART, train
- Take the taxi from Sonora to Maag Rd & F Sttaxi
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 56m$113–143Drive 162.2 mi
- Drive from Sonora to Santa Rosacar 162.2 mi
3h 27m$30–43Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Sonora to Maag Rd & F Sttaxi
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
8h 3m$131–192Taxi, bus, BART, ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Sonora to Yosemite Blvd & Western Avetaxi
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus 90
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspurferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
8h 20m$151–185
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sonora to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 3h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sonora to Santa Rosa is to drive which takes 3h 27m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between Sonora and Santa Rosa is 201 miles. The road distance is 163.1 miles.
The best way to get from Sonora to Santa Rosa without a car is to taxi and bus and BART and train which takes 7h 56m and costs $110 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Sonora to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonora to Santa Rosa is 163 miles. It takes approximately 3h 27m to drive from Sonora to Santa Rosa.
There are 278+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Sonora, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sonora to Santa Rosa. However, you can drive to Lathrop/Manteca Station, take the train to Fremont Station, take the train to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak, walk to Coliseum, take the subway to El Cerrito Del Norte, walk to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, take the line 580 bus to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, walk to SMART San Rafael, then take the train to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Maag Rd & F St, take the line 60 bus to Bay D - Modesto Transit Center - exit on, walk to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, take the bus to BART Dublin Station, walk to Dublin / Pleasanton, take the subway to Montgomery Street, walk to Mission St & 2nd St, take the line 101 bus to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, walk to SMART San Rafael, then take the train to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown.
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Fremont Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Phone
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Downtown Transit Center Lane A to Dublin/Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $15
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $95–150
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