Flight
Santa Rosa Airport (STS) is the nearest to Petaluma, but has limited flight options in terms of destinations and flights per day. It is ~30 min from Petaluma. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is just south of San Francisco and typically has the most flights. It is ~1.5 hours from Petaluma. Oakland International Airport (OAK) is just across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco. It is ~1 hour from Petaluma. Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is the furthest away, but you might be able to find some good flight deals. It is ~2 hours from Petaluma. We recommend you rent a car if flying into Sacramento.
Hotel
Update 1/29/25: This is the hotel where we had a block reserved but it is now full. If you are interested in staying here, we recommend you call them directly and ask if they will honor the Marin/Bankole room rate as we have had other guests who were successful with this approach.
Hotel
~$250 per night, 3-star hotel in Hilton group that is on the main street of downtown Petaluma.
Hotel
~$230 per night, 3-star unique boutique hotel just off the main street of Petaluma.
Rental Car
We recommend checking and comparing various websites to find the best deal, but Turo is also a reliable car share option in the Bay Area and is often the most cost effective.