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
- Sonoma County Airport Express: For information: call 707/837-8700 or visit www.airportexpressinc.com. Departs SFO every 90 minutes, between 5:15 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Cost $24 one way, $48 roundtrip.
Shuttle service from Oakland International Airport
- Sonoma County Airport Express: For information: call 707/837-8700 or visit www.airportexpressinc.com. Departs Oakland every 2 hours, between 6 a.m. and midnight. Cost $24 one way, $48 roundtrip.
Charles Schulz Sonoma County Airport (Sonoma County Airport)
The airport is serviced by Horizon Air with flights to and from Sonoma County, Los Angeles and Seattle. Car rentals are available through Avis, Enterprise and Hertz. The naming of the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport honors the late Peanuts creator who resided in Santa Rosa, CA.

