Traveling

Travel to Auburn, California is pretty easy since it's less than an hour from the Sacramento Internation Airport (SMF).

Other major airports within a reasonable drive are:

• San Francisco (SFO) - Multiple bridge tolls. Have to drive way out of the way to avoid tolls.
• Oakland (OAK) - Can avoid bridge tolls.
• San Jose (SJC) - Can avoid bridge tolls.

I would strongly not recommend flying into Reno, Nevada. With The Smith Circle taking place in January, there's a very good chance the road between Reno and Auburn would at least require snow chains, if not be completely closed.

Tolls
When travelling out of the Bay Area, crossing any major bridge will require a toll. A list of toll bridges can be found at https://511.org/driving/bridges.

Paying cash for bridge tolls is not an option. You can find out about payment options at https://511.org/driving/bridges/paying-tolls.

There are also express lanes on the freeways which cost a toll, but they are always optional. There will always be regular non-toll lanes along side the toll lanes.

Travel Time
Auburn is on the way to a number of ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada mountains. So, travelling to Auburn, even from Sacramento, can easily have heavier than normal traffic, especially on a Friday/weekend. Please allow extra time for traffic.

Public Transit

There are also options for traveling on public transit via Amtrak trains. Oakland and San Jose airports both have an Amtrak train station within a 10 minute drive. For San Francisco airport, you will probably want to take the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to get to the Emeryville Amtrak station. Sacramento airport has the Yolobus line that runs to the Sacramento Amtrak station about every 30 min-1 hour.

Once at one of the 4 Amtrak stations, they all run on the same Capitol Corridor line. The 3 Bay Area stations also offer a combination of train and bus options that arrive in Auburn at different times.

Below is the current time table for the Sacramento-Auburn leg of the Capitol Corridor train. Current fares are $30-50 from one of the Bay Area stations to Auburn, and $15 from the Sacramento station to Auburn.

Route	Days	Departure Time	Arrival Time
Sacramento to Auburn	Mon-Fri	5:57 PM	7:06 PM
Sacramento to Auburn	Sat-Sun	6:03 PM	7:06 PM
Auburn to Sacramento	Mon-Fri	6:35AM	7:32 AM
Auburn to Sacramento	Sat-Sun	7:55 AM	8:54 AM

Times and fares subject to change

Amtrak
YoloBus
BART