Car hire and driving in Santa Rosa
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at OAK means 91 km (57 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Santa Rosa
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa to Vallejo | United States | 55 km (34 mi) | about 45 min |
| Santa Rosa to Fairfield | United States | 63 km (39 mi) | about 51 min |
| Santa Rosa to Richmond | United States | 65 km (40 mi) | about 53 min |
| Santa Rosa to Berkeley | United States | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h |
| Santa Rosa to San Francisco | United States | 78 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Santa Rosa to Concord | United States | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Santa Rosa to Oakland | United States | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Santa Rosa to Daly City | United States | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Santa Rosa to Antioch | United States | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Santa Rosa to Hayward | United States | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Santa Rosa to San Mateo | United States | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Santa Rosa to Sacramento | United States | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Santa Rosa to Los Angeles | United States | 631 km (392 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Santa Rosa to Tijuana | Mexico | 838 km (521 mi) | about 11 h 22 min |
| Santa Rosa to Phoenix | United States | 1,106 km (687 mi) | about 15 h |
| Santa Rosa to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,654 km (1,028 mi) | about 22 h 25 min |
| Santa Rosa to San Diego | United States | 810 km (503 mi) | about 10 h 59 min |
| Santa Rosa to Calgary | Canada | 1,556 km (967 mi) | about 21 h 6 min |
| Santa Rosa to Mexicali | Mexico | 921 km (572 mi) | about 12 h 29 min |
| Santa Rosa to San Jose | United States | 142 km (88 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Santa Rosa?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.