When your arrive in Oakland you may feel like you are a far cry from Sonoma Wine Country, but transport from the airport to the wineries up north is incredibly easy. Travelers have a long list of shuttle, limousine, and taxi services to choose from. Depending on your budget, you can find a fast and comfortable way to begin your wine tasting experience. Whether you want to rent a car, and drive up to Sonoma County, or you prefer to be driven, your problem will be choosing between the numerous options.

Airlines: Alaska, Horizon, Aloha, American, ATA, Continental, Delta, jetBlue, Mexicana, Skybus, Southwest, TACA, United, US Airways

Rental Cars: Located in Rental Car Center, 7600 Earhart Road, Oakland, CA 94621. Take a rental car shuttle from the terminal to the center. Buses come every 10 minutes. Take your pick of rental cars from

Alamo

(800)462-5266

http://www.alamo.com

Avis

(800)331-1212

http://www.avis.com

Budget

(800) 527-0700

http://www.budget.com

Dollar

(800)800-4000

http:// www.dollar.com

Enterprise

(800)261-7331

http://www. enterprise.com

Fox

(800)225-4369

http://foxrenta car.com

Hertz

(800)654-3131

http://www. hertz.com

National Car Rental

(800)227-7368

http://nationalcar.com

Thrifty

(800)847-4389

http://www.thrifty.com

Other Transportation: Getting to Sonoma Wine Country is made easy with a great variety of transportation options including shuttles, limousines, and the Airport Express. This is just a sampling. Check out the airport's website to get a complete listing.

Evan's Airport Service

(707)255-1559

Service to Napa.

Airport Express

(800)327-2024

Service to Sonoma County and Marin.

Limousines

A Wine Valley EX Limo

(888)946-3859

Champagne Limo Service

(925)812-3184