There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Santa Rosa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, car, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)MSP - STS
8h 45m$174–758Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MSP - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
8h 25m$133–618Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 1hBus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver
- Take the train from Denver to Martinez
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 7hDrive 1,933.3 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa1,933.3 mi
31h 52m$353–510Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MSP - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
10h 2m$213–918Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MSP - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa
9h 57m$225–972Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)MSP - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Martinez
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
10h 22mTrain, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Take the train from Portland to Martinez
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 12h
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $650 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which takes 8h 25m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis and arriving at Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Vallejo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Minnesota and Santa Rosa is 1605 miles. The road distance is 1944.6 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Minnesota to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Minnesota to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Minneapolis station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Santa Rosa is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
Minnesota to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Des Moines station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Minnesota. It is currently 2:17 PM in Minnesota and 12:17 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Vallejo in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $110–330
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $170–380
- Business - advance purchase
- $230–950
- Business Class
- $330–850
Train from Sacramento to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $110–160
- Flexible Fares
- $150–220
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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