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It's possible but he should fly into Sacramento (not SFO) and rent a car, there are way fewer delays in and out of Sacramento and it is the same travel time to and from the airport... but it is cutting it really close.
@rheabee80: how close is close? he doesn't even know what time the wedding actually starts. no one talks about the actual wedding details. it's a rather taboo topic.
You didn't say what time the ceremony starts.
If your cruise arrives on time in Seattle at 7 am, you may not get off the ship until 1 to 2 hours later. The ship's passengers are given departure times in groups. You then have to get your luggage, catch a taxi or shuttle to SEATAC airport( 45 min) fly to OAK or SAC - flights to SACare less frequent- ( an hour and a quarter), take the shuttle to Napa (an hour and a half). Travel time alone will be upwards of 3.5 hours- not counting and time required to get luggage, check in, clear customs etc.
He could consider getting off the ship a day early at the Victoria stop and travel down from there.
@julies1949: haha very astute of you! Here's the thing. When I asked him that same question he mumbled some stuff and never answered it. As you can see from the headline from the link from my previous rants, the wedding is very taboo and well not even him and his parents talk about the details. So I am assuming an evening ceremony since there is a dinner reception following. So my guestimate is a 5pm start time. Her evite just says noon Friday as it is a destination wedding, but the ceremony is some time Saturday.
@julies1949: would it be possible to disembark in Victoria?
Of all my flights in living here for 12 years not one of my Sacramento flights have arrived on time, while only a few of my Oakland flights were late. I have had terrible experiences with both traffic and delays at Sacramento.
I would highly recommend Oakland over Sacramento, but that is just my opinion based on experience.
@Treejewel19: I was actually hoping you'd respond! How long is the drive from either airports? we are in orange county so all of our flights to seattle actually stop over in Oakland to begin with anyway. So that was the only reason Oakland was the "priority" airport, but really he can fly any where that gets him close to Napa.
Wouldn't Sonoma County airport be closer? Alaska has direct flights Seattle-Sonoma.
@Lexy: I did not know there was a Sonoma County airport!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!
You're welcome! I think it only serves like five cities, but Seattle is one of them :)
Bump! to see if anyone has any other suggestions/advice. THANK YOU!
The Sonoma Airport is in Santa Rosa and is about the same distance as Sacramento or Oakland. I live in Napa, have lived in several East Bay locations and we used to choose Sacramento over Oakland when we officially lived closer to Oakland.
We prefer Sacramento due to the ease of getting in and out and the tendancy to run mostly on time. I have flown out of Oakland and San Francisco regularly too. Oakland is a nice airport but the traffic in and around the airport can get dicey. If there is traffic on 880 there is likely traffic on 580 and 80. You can cut over 24 but depending on the flow of traffic that can back up due to the tunnel. There are alternate routes but you need to be more familiar with the area to make those calls.
From Sacramento there are 2 routes that don't have any crossover so if there is traffic on one route you can change plans and go the other route. That is not the case with Oakland.
All are about 1 hour away from Napa. I cannot stress enough that SFO is not a good option for this kind of situation. If you do decide to go Oakland check out Southwest, looks like their flight schedule might fit better for the timeframes you are looking at. In general the flight schedules in and out of Sacramento look like they might fit your needs better though. The direct on Alaska into Santa Rosa could work well too.
Rental cars will also be less expensive in Sacramento or Santa Rosa...
Hope that helps!
Oakland would be the best airport to fly into, there's a little bit of East Bay traffic through there but it's the closest to Napa and flights usually run fine.
On a Saturday morning there shouldn't be too much traffic and usually it looks worse than it is.
@yellowshoe: Well here I am! :)
The drive from Oakland to Napa (City) will take you just about an hour and there shouldn't be any East Bay traffic on Saturday morning (as a PP mentioned). The drive from Sacramento to Napa (City) will take you at least an hour and a half and I have encountered traffic along the way regardless of the day and time.
Now as for the Charles Schultz Airport in Santa Rosa three things to note; it is very expensive, it is somewhat unreliable as flights are easily canceled when not filled (small planes), and it is not really any closer than Oakland time wise (about an hour to Napa (city)). I have had two flights canceled trying to use them (Vegas and LA). However, yes it is an option especially if you are flying Alaksa (Horizon Air).
I say Napa City because I am not sure if the wedding is actually in the city of Napa or the county of Napa (ie: Calistoga, St. Helena, Yountville etc). The further up the valley you go towards Calistoga the longer it will take you and the closer to the Schultz Airport you will get.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. :)
Thank you everyone!! Your detailed explanation, routes, airlines, it really has brought me to tears. I'm an emotional wreck over this issue today, it has caused a huge fight in our infant marriage. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
@yellowshoe: Don't fret, thankfully it is all pretty straight forward out here. It will be fine and I (and other bees I'm sure) am happy to help you work out the details.
Yountville is about 15 minutes north of Napa so not very much further. I would still recommend Oakland as you aren't far enough North in Napa Valley to give the SR airport an advantage unless they have better flight times. Typically the SR airport offers early morning and later evening flights without much in between.
One more thing, not sure if you will be renting a vehicle or having someone pick you up at the airport but Evans is a great option for transporation from Oakland to Napa (city) right downtown. I used to use it all the time as a college student and it is very reasonable in price. Just in case: http://evanstransportation.com/
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So if you'll all recall I posted this a few months ago about my SIL http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/would-you-marry-a-man-who-left-his-wife-and-2-kids-for-you
Well...the day has come bees. An evite has been sent and there's a wedding date. Thing is. When she announced they are looking at a June wedding I IMMEDIATELY told her my family already has a vacation planned the first weekend (june 2). Well guess when the wedding is, yup. The first weekend of June (shocker). So my sister and I talked it over and she came up with the solution that we can do a Sat-Sat cruise which will get my DH back into Seattle at 7am June 2 (day of wedding). Now I think that's a reasonable compromise, and my DH can make arrangements to make it to Napa for the wedding. He was all on board for this, until I told him we are booking tonight. He then said no he's not going to cut it that close and it's not possible to make it there.... So bees... IS IT POSSIBLE?