Getting to Campus

Air Travel

The closest airport to campus is the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County AirportSonoma County Transit operates a route between the Sonoma County Airport and the Sonoma State Campus.

Sonoma State can also be reached from San Francisco International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Sacramento International Airport and Mineta San José International Airport.  Driving directions and estimated travel times from all airports can be found here.

Sonoma County Airport Express (707-837-8700) operates a shuttle service to/from Oakland International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.  Shuttles departs SFO every 90 minutes, between 5:15 a.m. and 12:30 a.m.  Shuttles depart from Oakland International every 2 hours between 6am and midnight.

Driving Directions

  • From San Francisco Bay Area: Highway 101 north to Rohnert Park Expressway exit. Turn right onto Rohnert Park Expressway and follow to its end at Petaluma Hill Road. Right on Petaluma Hill Road to the stoplight at East Cotati Avenue. Right on East Cotati Avenue to Main Entrance of the campus on your right. Information Booth is at the end of the drive.
  • From Northern California (Crescent City, Eureka): Highway 101 south to Rohnert Park Expressway. Turn left onto Rohnert Park Expressway and follow to its end at Petaluma Hill Road. Right on Petaluma Hill Road to the stoplight at East Cotati Avenue. Right on East Cotati Avenue to Main Entrance of the campus on your right.
  • From Northern California (Redding, Chico): Interstate 5 south to Interstate 505. Take 505 to Interstate 80. Take Interstate 80 West to Vallejo to Highway 37 west to Highway 101, then north on Highway 101. Proceed to campus as from San Francisco.
  • From Sacramento: Interstate 80 west to Vallejo. Take Highway 37 west to Highway 101 north. Proceed to campus as from San Francisco.
  • From Oakland East Bay Area: Interstate 580 across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to Highway 101 North. Proceed as from San Francisco.