Direct Flights from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa · California
Nonstop service from LAX to STS on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 12 cities have a nonstop to Santa Rosa, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Santa Rosa for, from Los Angeles
1h 20m in the air, 400 miles: short enough that a single night in Santa Rosa is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the largest city in Sonoma County, California, and fifth largest in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is a jumping off point for visiting the wine country of Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, or driving out to the beautiful coastal and parks throughout the Sonoma County.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Santa Rosa
- Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, United States.
- Cathedral of Saint Eugene is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is the mother church and seat of the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California.
- Jack London State Historic Park, also known as Jack London Home and Ranch, is a California State Historic Park near Glen Ellen, California, United States, situated on the eastern slope of Sonoma Mountain.
- Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County, California, United States, which includes approximately 2,700 acres (11 km2) of redwood forest and grassland.
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve is a state park of California in the United States established to preserve 805 acres (326 ha) of coast redwoods.
- The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip.
- Bodega Bay is a shallow, rocky inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of northern California in the United States.
- Elmshaven is a historic house museum at 125 Glass Mountain Lane in St. Helena, California, United States. Also known as Ellen White House or Robert Pratt Place, it was the home of Ellen G.
- Sonoma Coast State Park is a State of California property in Sonoma County consisting of public access use on lands adjoining the Pacific Ocean.
- Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. It consists of approximately 2,000 acres (8 km²) divided between two areas, one on the west side of Tomales Bay and the other on the east sid…
- Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is a state park in Northern California, United States. Located in the Mayacamas Mountains northeast of Kenwood, the park straddles the boundary between Sonoma and Napa counties.
- Salt Point State Park is a state park in Sonoma County, California, United States.
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Santa Rosa weather, compared with Los Angeles
Within 1° of Los Angeles on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Santa Rosa 58°F · Los Angeles 66°F · 8° colder
- April
- Santa Rosa 68°F · Los Angeles 68°F · much the same
- July
- Santa Rosa 83°F · Los Angeles 75°F · 8° warmer
- October
- Santa Rosa 76°F · Los Angeles 74°F · 2° warmer
Santa Rosa also swings harder through the year than Los Angeles does — 25° between its coldest and warmest months against 11°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Santa Rosa
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Santa Rosa is February–June and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Santa Rosa rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Fort Ross, California, Cathedral of Saint Eugene, and Jack London State Historic Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Rosa (STS) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Santa Rosa (STS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa.
- How far is Santa Rosa from Los Angeles?
- Santa Rosa is about 400 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- What is there to do in Santa Rosa?
- Popular things to do include Fort Ross, California, Cathedral of Saint Eugene, Jack London State Historic Park, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, and more.
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