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Napa Valley Day Trips

Easily accessible from the wider Bay Area, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Sonoma, the Wine Train offers a collection of day trip experiences ranging from three to six hours, each providing an ideal setting for a fun Sunday getaway or a mid-week escape.

Legacy Experience

Make your Napa Valley day trip one to remember during this six-hour journey. Delight in a four-course meal, eleven distinctive wines to taste, and two winery visits to Charles Krug and V. Sattui — all while taking a luxurious trip through the heart of the Valley on our route that dates back to 1864.

Grgich Hills Estate Package

Journey through the sprawling Napa countryside and taste the wine that put Napa Valley on the map.  After a sumptuous multi-course lunch, a behind-the-scenes tour and outdoor tasting at the legendary Grgich Hills Estate highlight this half-day excursion.

Daytime Journeys

Take highway 80 West to highway 12 West Napa/Sonoma. Turn right on highway 29 North. Continue on 29 going North and cross over ‘Southern Crossing’ bridge. Exit Lincoln Avenue. Go east on Lincoln Avenue. Turn right on Soscol Avenue. Turn left at the light onto McKinstry Street. Make a right into the driveway for parking at the Napa Valley Wine Train Station.

Take highway 101 North to highway 37 East. Take highway 121 towards Napa, 121 connects with highway 29. Turn left, take 29 North. Exit Lincoln Avenue. Go East on Lincoln Avenue. Turn right on Soscol Avenue. Turn left at the light onto McKinstry Street. Make a right into the driveway for parking at the Napa Valley Wine Train Station.

Take highway 680 North towards Sacramento. (Stay on 680). Exit at highway 12 towards Napa (left lane). Get in the right lane and follow Napa/12 to Highway 29. Turn right at the third traffic light heading North on Highway 29. Exit Lincoln Avenue. Go East on Lincoln Avenue. Turn right on Soscol Avenue. Turn left at light onto McKinstry Street. Make a right into the driveway for parking at the Napa Valley Wine Train Station.

Take highway 80 East. Take the Napa/Columbus Parkway exit on the right of 80, stay in the left of the two lanes and exit continuing West on Highway 37. Continue on 37 until you reach Highway 29. Turn right heading North on Highway 29. Exit Lincoln Avenue. Go East on Lincoln Avenue. Turn right on Soscol Avenue. Turn left at the light onto McKinstry Street. Make a right into the driveway for parking at the Napa Valley Wine Train Station.

Take the nearest crossroad east to Silverado Trail. Continue south on Silverado Trail until you reach Oak Knoll Road in Napa. Turn right on Oak Knoll and follow until you hit Big Ranch Road and make a left onto Big Ranch and follow until it turns into Soscol Avenue. Continue following Soscol until McKinstry St. Make a left onto McKinstry St. then take a right into the driveway for parking at the Napa Valley Wine Train Station.

Take highway 101 South. Take the Napa/Sonoma Exit. Turn left at the Highway 116/Lakeville Highway stoplight. Take 116 to Frates Road. Turn left on Frates Road and continue to the four-way stop sign. Turn left onto highway 121/12 and follow to highway 29 in Napa. Turn left heading North on Highway 29. Exit Lincoln Avenue. Go East on Lincoln Avenue. Turn right on Soscol Avenue. Turn left at light onto McKinstry Street. Make a right into the driveway for parking at the Napa Valley Wine Train Station.

Guests who plan to arrive via San Francisco International Airport can catch an Evans Airport Shuttle, which departs from San Francisco Airport several times daily.

Guests who plan to arrive via Oakland Airport can catch an Evans Airport Shuttle, which departs from Oakland Airport several times daily.

Sacramento Airport is about the same distance from Napa as San Francisco and Oakland airports, and is frequently less crowded. Cars can be rented at Sacramento Airport.

Alaska Airlines serves the Napa Valley region via the nearby Sonoma County Airport Santa Rosa- Charles M. Schulz Airport with daily service from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland, and Seattle.

Guests with their own aircraft may be interested in landing at Napa County Airport, which is only a 15 minute drive from the Napa Valley Wine Train, and an easy taxi ride.

Located approximately 50 miles from the Napa Valley Wine Train, the Sonoma County Airport, is another great option for flying into the area

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