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Distance between Sonoma and San Francisco

Driving non-stop from Sonoma to San Francisco

How far is San Francisco from Sonoma? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 44 miles or 71 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.


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Flying non-stop from Sonoma to San Francisco

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Sonoma, California and San Francisco, California. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 36 miles or 57 km

Flight time: 34 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 8 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.2x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination.





Sonoma to San Francisco road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to San Francisco, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 1.5 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Sonoma.

Drive for about 12 minutes, then stop at Cline Cellars and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 16 minutes then stop at The Country Vet and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 16 minutes then stop at China Camp State Park and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 16 minutes then stop in Mill Valley (California) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 13 minutes then stop in Sausalito and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 23 minutes and arrive in San Francisco.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:





Plan a trip to San Francisco

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to San Francisco, California. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in San Francisco, or find out how many days in San Francisco to visit. If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out Top of the Mark. A great place to eat might be Ike's Place. Trippy members can suggest things to do in San Francisco like Golden Gate Bridge. Check out some of the questions people have asked about San Francisco like Best seafood restaurant in S.F.?. Click the button below to explore San Francisco in detail.





How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from San Francisco to Sonoma, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Sonoma, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Sonoma!





At a Glance
without making any stops
total driving distance is 44 miles
driving time of 1 hour, 5 minutes
flight distance is 36 miles
flight time of 34 minutes
67 Sonoma travel answers
655 San Francisco travel answers








   
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