Getting from SMF into town
A private transfer is booked before you fly and the driver waits at arrivals with your name, which is the difference that matters after a long flight: no taxi queue, no fare haggling in a language you do not speak, and a price agreed before you land.
Fares, vehicle classes and pickup rules are the partner's own and appear on their page. We do not repeat them here, because they change by the hour and by the car.
Background on the airport itself: Wikipedia.
How far the towns are
Straight-line distance from SMF, computed from published coordinates. Road distance is longer, and how much longer depends on the terrain between the two points. Population is from GeoNames.
| Town or city | Distance | Direction | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 125 km | SW | 827 526 |
| Sacramento | 15 km | SE | 524 943 |
| Oakland | 115 km | SW | 419 267 |
| Stockton | 86 km | S | 305 658 |
| Fremont | 132 km | S | 232 206 |
| Modesto | 128 km | SE | 211 266 |
| Santa Rosa | 102 km | W | 178 127 |
| Elk Grove | 37 km | SE | 166 913 |