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How to get fromWilmington to Santa Rosaby plane, bus, train, car, or subway

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There are 5 ways to get from Wilmington to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, train, car, or subway

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  1. Fly to Sonoma County Airport

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    1. Fly from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane plane ILM - STS
    12h 35m
    $160–622

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Raleigh Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain train
    4. Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus
    3d 13h

  3. Drive  2,907.4 mi

    1. Drive from Wilmington to Santa Rosacar car 2,907.4 mi
    47h 7m
    $531–767

  4. Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ILM - SFO
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus bus
    3. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    11h 42m
    $177–606

  5. Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train

    1. Fly from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane ILM - SJC
    2. Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway subway
    3. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    12h 52m
    $211–796

Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration15h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$135Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,503.6 mi
  • Duration: 12h 35m

What companies run services between Wilmington, NC, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day.

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