Of course, the best way to get there is to fly your own airplane right
into South County Airport! However, if that's not possible, here are
some other ways to get there.
Sixteen major airlines offer
daily flights to San Jose International
Airport (SJC), the closest commercial airport, which serves
the largest city in northern California. Additional flights are
available into San Francisco
International Airport (SFO), located 62 miles northwest of South
County Airport, and Oakland
International Airport (OAK), located 61 miles north, on the
east side of San Francisco Bay. It is strongly recommended that
you fly into San Jose International Airport (SJC), if at all possible,
as it is much closer to South County Airport.
Five rental car companies
offer rental counters inside the SJC terminals, and seven additional
companies offer rental cars just off the airport. From SJC, it's
a thirty-minute drive straight along Highway 101 south to San Martin.
Enterprise Rent A Car has two branch
offices within seven miles of South County Airport, if you want
to rent a car after flying your own aircraft into Q99.
Daily
bus service is available from Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority (VTA) between San Jose and San Martin. Limited
commuter train service is provided by CalTrain between San Jose
and San Martin on weekdays only. The San Martin train station is
less than a mile's walk from South County Airport.
If you are driving to the fly-in from outside the San Francisco Bay Area,
here are some suggested routes:
- From the south: take either Highway 101 north to San Martin, or Interstate
5 to Highway 152 west to Gilroy, then Highway 101 north to San Martin.
- From the north: take Highway 101 south to San Martin, or Interstate 80
west, then Interstate 880 south, to Highway 101 south to San Martin.
- From the east: take Interstate 80 west through Reno and Sacramento, then
Interstate 880 south, to Highway 101 south to San Martin.