Driving Directions

Sonoma State University is located 50 miles north of San Francisco, off Highway 101, adjacent to the communities of Rohnert Park and Cotati.

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.

Shuttle service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Sonoma County Airport Express: For information: call (707) 837-8700 or visit www.airportexpressinc.com. Departs SFO every hour, between 5:30 AM and 12:30 AM (schedule - buy tickets). Cost $34 one way, $66 roundtrip.

Shuttle service from Oakland International Airport (OAK)

Sonoma County Airport Express: For information: call (707) 837-8700 or visit www.airportexpressinc.com. Departs OAK every 2 hours, between 5:30 AM and 9:30 PM (schedule - buy tickets) Cost $34 one way, $66 roundtrip.

From Sonoma County Airport

The Airport served by Horizon Air to Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Las Vegas. Car rentals are available through Avis, Hertz, and Enterprise. For more information, visit sonomacountyairport.org or call (707) 524-7243.

Transit Services

From the DoubleTree hotel, take the Sonoma County Bus route 48 from Roberts Lake Road (by Mary's Pizza Shack; letter F) to SSU (letter K). Click here for the schedule and route information.
For any other transit information, visit www.511.org or www.sctransit.com.