There are 9 ways to get from Irvine to Sonoma by plane, bus, train, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus
5h 34m$229–438Bus via San Rafael (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus FlixBus N2003
15h 41m$73–113Train, taxi
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Martineztrain
- Take the taxi from Martinez to Sonomataxi
15h 15m$239–432Bus
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Copeland St Transit Mall-Copeland Stbus 172
15h 21m$76–127Drive 445.8 mi
- Drive from Irvine to Sonomacar 445.8 mi
7h 42m$82–118Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SNA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
6h 2m$140–371Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, line 40 bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus
5h 58m$236–771Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SNA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfieldtrain
5h 34m$338–884Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 580 bus, train, line 40 bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain
- Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus
7h 17m
Irvine to Sonoma by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Irvine to Sonoma is to bus via San Rafael which costs $70 - $120 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Irvine to Sonoma is to fly and bus which takes 5h 34m and costs $220 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Irvine to Sonoma. However, there are services departing from Main-Harvard and arriving at Sonoma Plaza via Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Fremont St & Mission St and Petaluma Transit Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 21m.
The distance between Irvine and Sonoma is 473 miles. The road distance is 448.4 miles.
The best way to get from Irvine to Sonoma without a car is to train and taxi which takes 15h 15m and costs $230 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Irvine to Sonoma, including transfers.
Irvine to Sonoma bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center station.
Irvine to Sonoma bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Irvine to Sonoma is 448 miles. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Irvine to Sonoma.
There are 305+ hotels available in Sonoma.
What companies run services between Irvine, CA, USA and Sonoma, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main-Harvard to Sonoma Plaza via Artic - Dock 4, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, San Francisco Bus Station, Fremont St & Mission St, and Petaluma Transit Mall in around 15h 21m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Sonoma Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
Bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
Bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
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