Sonoma Transportation To and Around Sonoma Wine County

Find great Sonoma transportation options to and around Sonoma Wine country.

Getting to Sonoma County
If you are heading to Sonoma County from outside of California, your best bet is to fly into the San Francisco International airport. Sonoma County is located about an hour and a half to two hours from San Francisco International airport.

The other option for flying into the area is to fly through Oakland International Airport. This airport is a little smaller and has fewer flights, but sometime you can get a cheaper flight by flying through Oakland instead. Oakland is a little further if you are heading to Sonoma County, so my recommendation is to fly into and out of San Francisco International unless you can save a great deal by flying into Oakland.

You can compare flight prices through an online travel site such as expedia.com or orbitz.com.

Both airports offer rental car service on site. You can look for the best rental car rates either online through expedia.com or by contacting the rental car agencies directly. Another Sonoma transportation option, if you are flying into SFO, is to head up to Wine County using a shuttle service. The Sonoma Airporter is your best option and it provides several trips a day to many areas in Sonoma and only costs around $45.

Getting Around Sonoma County
Once you arrive in Wine County, you can determine the best Sonoma transportation option to get around from winery to winery. If you decide to drive, make sure you have a designated driver or that you taste responsibly. Driving can be a great way to see some of the sights along the way and to have complete control over your day. You can stop for lunch at a variety of locations or even take your lunch with you to one of the wineries. Just be very cautious when driving and don’t drive at all if you are feeling even a little tipsy.

To take the hassle out of driving, you can also hire a local limo service or hop on a Sonoma wine tour with a wine tour company. By hiring a local limo service, you can determine your route for the day, where you want to stop and how long you want to stay at each location. The drivers will also provide you with some recommendation which can be a great way to try something new. If you decide to go on a tour with a larger group, remember that they will decide where you will go and how long you will stay. They also have to work out their routes with the wineries ahead of times, so they tend to visit the larger places that have more room for a larger group.

Sonoma County also has a number of taxis that will take you to a winery or pick you up. Talk to the winery and they will help you contact a taxi if you need this service once you are at the winery.

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