Highway 12
The Sonoma Highway: from Carneros through Sonoma, Glen Ellen and Kenwood into Santa Rosa. Two lanes, vineyards on both sides, and the way in from the city when the view matters more than the clock.
Car service to Sonoma County
More than twice the size of Napa, with the wineries spread across half a dozen valleys and a coast. The distances are the whole reason to have a driver here, and we cover all of it from the city, the airports or your hotel.
~1 h
from San Francisco to Sonoma Plaza
~1 h 15
from SFO
~1 h 10
from Oakland (OAK)
~15 min
from Santa Rosa airport (STS) to Healdsburg
Get a quote to Sonoma CountyTypical times in light traffic
The Sonoma line
The county, area by area
Each area has its own page with drive times, drop-offs and the rides people book there. Minutes are from San Francisco, direct.
Sonoma Valley
~1 hThe plaza, the mission, and Highway 12 running north through Glen Ellen and Kenwood. The closest tasting rooms to the city, and the easiest half day.
Car service to Sonoma ValleyPetaluma
~50 minA river town with a working downtown, and the wind-cooled Pinot Noir and Syrah of the Petaluma Gap around it. The first stop on US 101.
Car service to PetalumaSanta Rosa
~1 h 10The county seat and the hub of the roads: most routes north and west pass through it, and so does the airport. Hotels here put every valley within half an hour.
Car service to Santa RosaRussian River Valley
~1 h 15Fog in the morning, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay by noon. Sebastopol, Forestville and Guerneville, with Westside Road and River Road as the two wine roads.
Car service to Russian River ValleyHealdsburg
~1 h 25The plaza town in the north with three valleys around it: Zinfandel in Dry Creek, Cabernet in Alexander Valley, and tasting rooms you can walk between after the car drops you.
Car service to HealdsburgSonoma Coast
~1 h 30Vineyards on the ridges above the Pacific, Bodega Bay and Jenner below. Long, winding drives, and the strongest case for someone else at the wheel.
Car service to Sonoma CoastHow it drives
One scenic road, one fast one
US 101
The freeway up the middle of the county: Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Windsor, Healdsburg. Your driver uses it to jump between valleys, and to get you back to the city after dinner.
A sample day
Three valleys around Healdsburg, from San Francisco
About nine hours door to door. Change any stop; the car is yours for the day.
9:00
Pick-up at your hotel in San Francisco
10:30
First tasting in Dry Creek Valley
12:15
Lunch on Healdsburg Plaza
1:45
Second tasting on Westside Road, Russian River Valley
3:30
Third tasting in Alexander Valley
5:00
South on 101, bottles in the back
6:15
Back at your hotel
Next valley over
Napa Valley
About 30 minutes east of Sonoma over the hills. Compact, famous, and easy to add to a Sonoma day or give a day of its own.
Car service to Napa ValleyFarther afield
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