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How to get fromOakland to Sonomaby bus, train, car, taxi, or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Sonoma by bus, train, car, taxi, or subway

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  1. Line 101 bus, train, line 40 bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus bus 101
    2. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain train
    3. Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus bus 40
    4h 15m

  2. Drive 47.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Oakland to Sonomacar car 47.7 mi
    1h
    $9–13

  3. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Oakland to Sonomataxi taxi 47.7 mi
    1h
    $170–210

  4. Line 580 bus, train, line 40 bus

    1. Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus bus 580
    2. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Petaluma Downtowntrain train
    3. Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus bus 40
    4h 18m

  5. Bus, line 40 bus

    1. Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Copeland St Transit Mallbus bus 172
    2. Take the bus from Petaluma Transit Mall to Sonoma Plazabus bus 40
    4h 24m
    $12–19

  6. BART, taxi

    1. Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Richmondsubway subway Orange-N / ...
    2. Take the taxi from Richmond to Sonomataxi taxi
    1h 14m
    $134–175

Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 64 mi
  • Duration: 4h 15m

What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Sonoma, CA, USA?

You can take a subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Sonoma Plaza via Embarcadero, Fremont St & Mission St, and Petaluma Transit Mall in around 4h 24m.

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