Getting There
By Air
Sacramento International Airport (+1 916 929 5411/ http://www.sacairports.org/int) provides daily direct or nonstop service to Northern California destinations and major cities worldwide from the following passenger airlines:
Alaska Airlines (+1 800 426 0333/ http://www.alaskaair.com) Aloha Airlines (+1 800 367 5250/ http://www.alohaairlines.com) American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com) Continental (+1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com) Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com) Frontier (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com) Hawaiian Air (+ 1 800 367 5320/ http://www.hawaiianair.com) Horizon Air (+1 800 547 9308/ http://www.horizonair.alaskaair.com) JetBlue (+1 800 538 2583/ http://www.jetblue.com) Mexicana (+1 800 531 7921/ http://www.mexicana.com) Northwest (+1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com) Southwest (+1 800 435 9792/ http://www.southwest.com) United (+1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com) US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com)
Airport Map & Information: http://www.airguideonline.com/airports/airport_smf.htm
Airport Services: http://www.airguideonline.com/airports/airport_smf2.htm
Airport Transportation: http://www.airguideonline.com/airports/airport_smf3.htm
Supershuttle (+1 800 258 3826/ http://www.supershuttle.com) is an on-call van service providing transportation to Sacramento and neighboring counties. Pick-up areas are located near the baggage claim in Terminal A and at the center island curb at Terminal B.
Yolobus (+1 530 666 2877/ http://yolobus.com) provides bus service to and from the airport via Route 42 from downtown, West Sac, Davis, and Woodland.
Taxis, all metered, generally cost around USD35 from the airport to downtown Sacramento. Taxis can be easily located outside the baggage claim area at Terminal A and across from the airport hotel at Terminal B. Call +1 916 457 4862 for reservations and information.
Rental Car Companies
Alamo (+1 800 327 9633/ http://wwwgoalamo.com) Avis (+1 916 922 5601/ http://www.avis.com) Budget (+1 800 763 2999/ http://www.budget.com) Dollar (+1 800 800 4000/ http://www.dollar.com) Enterprise (+1 800 736 8227/ http://www.enterprise.com) Hertz (+1 800 654 3131/ http://www.hertz.com) National (+1 800 654 3131/ http://www.nationalcar.com) Payless (+1 800 729 5377/ http://www.paylesscarrental.com)
McClellan Jet Services, LLC (+1 877 977 5387 / http://www.mcclellanjetservices.com), located at McClellan Airfield (formerly McClellan Air Force Base), provides private aviators with the only full-service (fueling, line service, detailing, hangar storage, accommodations) 24-hour facility in the Sacramento Valley. See website for AIRINC and MuliCom frequencies, full menu of services offered and more.
By Train
The Amtrak Passenger Depot (+1 800 872 7245/ http://www.amtrak.com), located at 401 I Street, has 22 trains that connect Sacramento with San Francisco and Oakland on weekdays. Sacramento serves 500 cities nationally including direct routes from Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Reno, Denver and Chicago. From the depot, Sacramento's Regional Transit (+1 916 321 2877/ http://www.sacrt.com) runs light rail trains that can ferry you to points all around the city - and beyond.
By Bus
Greyhound (+1 800 231 2222/ http://www.greyhound.com) accesses Sacramento daily from two stops. The downtown bus station (+1 916 444 6858), located at 715 L Street, is open 24 hours daily. The other station (+1 916 922 2795), located in Sacramento Ne at 1924 El Camino Avenue, is open M-F 4:30a-9p and Sa-Su 7:30a-9p.
By Car
Approach Sacramento by Interstate 80 from the east and west, Interstate 5 from the northwest and Interstate 99 from the north and south.
Getting Around
Public Transit
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (+1 916 321 2877/ http://www.sacrt.com) provides daily bus and light rail service. Buses run 5a-11:30p every 15 to 60 minutes. Light rail trains operate 4:30a-1a every 15 minutes during the day and 30 minutes during the evening.
Yolobus (+1 530 666 2877/ http://yolobus.com) operates daily in and out of Sacramento and its surrounding neighbor cities in all of Yolo County including Davis, Winters, Woodland and Madison.
By Taxi
Ambassador Taxi (+1 916 849 0766) The Cab Co (+1 916 372 4939) Capitol Cab (+1 916 996 3409) Dave's Taxi Service (+1 916 879 6000) Eagle Taxi (+1 916 441 3971) Orange Cab (+1 916 233 6261) Sacramento Cab Co (+1 916 331 4141) Top Cab of Sacramento (+1 916 444 0500) Yellow Cab (+1 916 444 2222)
If traveling overseas, take the safety precaution of registering your trip at https://travelregistration.state.gov and for helpful, practical advice about traveling technicalities and safety standards check out http://travel.state.gov/
Getting There
By Air
Sacramento International Airport (+1 916 929 5411/ http://www.sacairports.org/int) provides daily direct or nonstop service to Northern California destinations and major cities worldwide from the following passenger airlines:
Alaska Airlines (+1 800 426 0333/ http://www.alaskaair.com) Aloha Airlines (+1 800 367 5250/ http://www.alohaairlines.com) American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com) Continental (+1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com) Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com) Frontier (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com) Hawaiian Air (+ 1 800 367 5320/ http://www.hawaiianair.com) Horizon Air (+1 800 547 9308/ http://www.horizonair.alaskaair.com) JetBlue (+1 800 538 2583/ http://www.jetblue.com) Mexicana (+1 800 531 7921/ http://www.mexicana.com) Northwest (+1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com) Southwest (+1 800 435 9792/ http://www.southwest.com) United (+1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com) US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com)
Airport Map & Information: http://www.airguideonline.com/airports/airport_smf.htm
Airport Services: http://www.airguideonline.com/airports/airport_smf2.htm
Airport Transportation: http://www.airguideonline.com/airports/airport_smf3.htm
Supershuttle (+1 800 258 3826/ http://www.supershuttle.com) is an on-call van service providing transportation to Sacramento and neighboring counties. Pick-up areas are located near the baggage claim in Terminal A and at the center island curb at Terminal B.
Yolobus (+1 530 666 2877/ http://yolobus.com) provides bus service to and from the airport via Route 42 from downtown, West Sac, Davis, and Woodland.
Taxis, all metered, generally cost around USD35 from the airport to downtown Sacramento. Taxis can be easily located outside the baggage claim area at Terminal A and across from the airport hotel at Terminal B. Call +1 916 457 4862 for reservations and information.
Rental Car Companies
Alamo (+1 800 327 9633/ http://wwwgoalamo.com) Avis (+1 916 922 5601/ http://www.avis.com) Budget (+1 800 763 2999/ http://www.budget.com) Dollar (+1 800 800 4000/ http://www.dollar.com) Enterprise (+1 800 736 8227/ http://www.enterprise.com) Hertz (+1 800 654 3131/ http://www.hertz.com) National (+1 800 654 3131/ http://www.nationalcar.com) Payless (+1 800 729 5377/ http://www.paylesscarrental.com)
McClellan Jet Services, LLC (+1 877 977 5387 / http://www.mcclellanjetservices.com), located at McClellan Airfield (formerly McClellan Air Force Base), provides private aviators with the only full-service (fueling, line service, detailing, hangar storage, accommodations) 24-hour facility in the Sacramento Valley. See website for AIRINC and MuliCom frequencies, full menu of services offered and more.
By Train
The Amtrak Passenger Depot (+1 800 872 7245/ http://www.amtrak.com), located at 401 I Street, has 22 trains that connect Sacramento with San Francisco and Oakland on weekdays. Sacramento serves 500 cities nationally including direct routes from Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Reno, Denver and Chicago. From the depot, Sacramento's Regional Transit (+1 916 321 2877/ http://www.sacrt.com) runs light rail trains that can ferry you to points all around the city - and beyond.
By Bus
Greyhound (+1 800 231 2222/ http://www.greyhound.com) accesses Sacramento daily from two stops. The downtown bus station (+1 916 444 6858), located at 715 L Street, is open 24 hours daily. The other station (+1 916 922 2795), located in Sacramento Ne at 1924 El Camino Avenue, is open M-F 4:30a-9p and Sa-Su 7:30a-9p.
By Car
Approach Sacramento by Interstate 80 from the east and west, Interstate 5 from the northwest and Interstate 99 from the north and south.
Getting Around
Public Transit
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (+1 916 321 2877/ http://www.sacrt.com) provides daily bus and light rail service. Buses run 5a-11:30p every 15 to 60 minutes. Light rail trains operate 4:30a-1a every 15 minutes during the day and 30 minutes during the evening.
Yolobus (+1 530 666 2877/ http://yolobus.com) operates daily in and out of Sacramento and its surrounding neighbor cities in all of Yolo County including Davis, Winters, Woodland and Madison.
By Taxi
Ambassador Taxi (+1 916 849 0766) The Cab Co (+1 916 372 4939) Capitol Cab (+1 916 996 3409) Dave's Taxi Service (+1 916 879 6000) Eagle Taxi (+1 916 441 3971) Orange Cab (+1 916 233 6261) Sacramento Cab Co (+1 916 331 4141) Top Cab of Sacramento (+1 916 444 0500) Yellow Cab (+1 916 444 2222)
If traveling overseas, take the safety precaution of registering your trip at https://travelregistration.state.gov and for helpful, practical advice about traveling technicalities and safety standards check out http://travel.state.gov/
Planning a Trip
Getting There
If you're driving from San Francisco, Sacramento is about 90 miles east on I-80. From Los Angeles, take I-5 through the Central Valley directly into Sacramento. From North Lake Tahoe, get on I-80 west, and from South Lake Tahoe take U.S. 50.
Sacramento International Airport (tel. 916/929-5411), 12 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento, is served by about a dozen airlines, including Alaska Airlines, American, America West, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, and United. SuperShuttle (tel. 800/258-3826) runs from the airport to downtown for a flat rate of $14 to the capital, a bargain compared to the $25 a conventional taxi would cost.
Amtrak (tel. 800/USA-RAIL; www.amtrak.com) trains serve Sacramento daily. The Greyhound terminal is at Seventh and L streets.
Visitor Information
The Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1608 I St., Sacramento, CA 95814 (tel. 916/808-7777; www.discovergold.org), provides plenty of information for travelers. It's open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. Once in the city, you can also stop by the Old Sacramento Visitor Center, 1004 Second St. (tel. 916/442-7644), in Old Sacramento; it's usually open daily from 10am to 5pm. The city's major daily paper is the Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com).
Orientation
Suburbia sprawls around Sacramento, but its downtown area is relatively compact. Getting around the city is made easy by a gridlike pattern of streets designated by numbers or letters. The capitol, on 10th Street between N and L streets, is the key landmark. From the front of the capitol, M Street -- at this point called Capitol Mall -- runs 10 straight blocks to Old Sacramento, the oldest section of the city.
Planning a Trip
Getting There
If you're driving from San Francisco, Sacramento is about 90 miles east on I-80. From Los Angeles, take I-5 through the Central Valley directly into Sacramento. From North Lake Tahoe, get on I-80 west, and from South Lake Tahoe take U.S. 50.
Sacramento International Airport (tel. 916/929-5411), 12 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento, is served by about a dozen airlines, including Alaska Airlines, American, America West, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, and United. SuperShuttle (tel. 800/258-3826) runs from the airport to downtown for a flat rate of $14 to the capital, a bargain compared to the $25 a conventional taxi would cost.
Amtrak (tel. 800/USA-RAIL; www.amtrak.com) trains serve Sacramento daily. The Greyhound terminal is at Seventh and L streets.
Visitor Information
The Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1608 I St., Sacramento, CA 95814 (tel. 916/808-7777; www.discovergold.org), provides plenty of information for travelers. It's open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. Once in the city, you can also stop by the Old Sacramento Visitor Center, 1004 Second St. (tel. 916/442-7644), in Old Sacramento; it's usually open daily from 10am to 5pm. The city's major daily paper is the Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com).
Orientation
Suburbia sprawls around Sacramento, but its downtown area is relatively compact. Getting around the city is made easy by a gridlike pattern of streets designated by numbers or letters. The capitol, on 10th Street between N and L streets, is the key landmark. From the front of the capitol, M Street -- at this point called Capitol Mall -- runs 10 straight blocks to Old Sacramento, the oldest section of the city.
