getting to the conference

Our conference takes place in the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg on the rugged Mendocino Coast. While the area’s remoteness is a big part of its charm, it does mean that getting here is a little more complicated compared to when traveling to major urban centers.

We recommend either flying into San Francisco (SFO) or Oakland (OAK)—both roughly 3.5 hours away—or Santa Rosa airport (STS), around 2.5 hours away.

flights INTO STS

  • Alaskan Airlines flies here from major Western cities, including LA (Burbank, LAX), Seattle, San Diego and Portland

  • Avelo flies from LA (Burbank) and Las Vegas

  • American flies in from Dallas and Phoenix. If you live on the East Coast or in the Midwest, you can fly to STS via one of these two hubs

FLIGHTS INTO SFO and OAK

If you live on the East Coast and would prefer a direct flight, United flies into SFO from most major American cities.

Oakland (OAK) is Southwest’s regional hub, with direct flights from over 30 airports in the USA including airports in Hawaii, Texas, the Midwest and many in the West.

Once you’ve landed

Car rentals are available all three airports. In early July, we will help connect participants interested in carpooling.

If you prefer to take public transit:

  • For those flying into SFO or OAK, Sonoma Airport Express will take you from there to STS.

  • The MTA 65 bus departs from STS at 2pm and will take you to the heart of the town of Mendocino village (a roughly 3.5 hour ride); hop off at the Main St/Lansing Str stop.

DURING THE CONFERENCE

Many of the venues are within walking distance of each other, with the exception of Saturday night’s venue. We recommend coordinating with other participants for ride sharing. Uber, Lyft and other similar services do not operate on the Mendocino Coast, but there are a small number of taxi services (such as Obar 11). For more location details about our venues, visit our Location and Schedule page.