Napa Valley Limousine Service
A Marin-based fleet that runs Napa daily. Wine tours, executive transfers, hotel transportation, weddings. We know the back gate at Domaine Carneros and which wineries seat you faster.
We drive Napa more than anywhere else.
Napa Valley is where our calendar fills up first. The valley is small (about 30 miles end to end, from Carneros to Calistoga) but the geography rewards local knowledge. The wineries that take a credit card and the wineries that take reservations only. The road that backs up at Mustard's Grill on a Sunday afternoon at 1:45 PM. The back gate at Domaine Carneros that saves 15 minutes during peak tasting season. The McKinstry Street entrance for the Wine Train, which is not where most directories send you.
We run roughly twenty Napa trips a month across two segments: SFO-arrival transfers (couples landing for a wine country trip), and full-day wine tours (couples or small groups already in San Francisco who want a chauffeured day in the valley). Both are repeat business. Most clients book the same chauffeur for both the arrival transfer and the next day's tour, and most return within a year.
Six ways we work in the valley.
Wine country day tours
Nine hours door-to-door from San Francisco or your Napa hotel. Three wineries, lunch, return. Sedan from $895, Navigator from $1,150, limousine from $1,495. See Napa wine tour →
SFO to Napa transfers
Direct airport-to-hotel pickup. 75-100 minutes. Sedan from $385, SUV from $445, Navigator from $495. Most-booked vehicle for wine country arrivals. SFO to Napa →
Hotel transfers within Napa
Between hotels (Auberge to Carneros Resort, Meadowood to Solage), between hotel and restaurant (The French Laundry, Bouchon, Bistro Jeanty), between hotel and Oxbow Public Market.
Executive Napa trips
The corporate offsite that uses Napa as a destination. Sprinter from San Francisco to the venue, hold for the day, return to SFO. Most common around private vineyard rentals and Carneros Resort meeting spaces.
Napa weddings
Bride and groom transport, wedding-party shuttle, guest hotel-to-venue movement. Carneros Resort, Meadowood, Auberge du Soleil, Beringer Estate, private vineyards. Wedding transportation →
Napa Valley Wine Train
Drop-off and pickup at McKinstry Street station in downtown Napa. The Wine Train runs roughly 3-hour tasting tours; we can wait or return at the scheduled end time.
What it costs from where you are.
From San Francisco to Napa
SF (Pacific Heights or Marina) to Napa hotel: $345 sedan, $405 SUV. About 75 min.
SF to Yountville: $375 sedan, $435 SUV.
SF to St. Helena: $415 sedan, $475 SUV. About 90 min.
SF to Calistoga: $465 sedan, $525 SUV. About 105 min.
From SFO to Napa
SFO to Napa (downtown or Carneros hotels): $385 sedan, $445 SUV, $495 Navigator.
SFO to Yountville: $415 sedan, $475 SUV.
SFO to St. Helena: $455 sedan, $515 SUV.
SFO to Calistoga: $495 sedan, $555 SUV.
Within Napa Valley (hourly chauffeur)
Hourly rates with a 4-hour minimum: sedan $95-$125/hr, SUV $115-$175/hr, Navigator $135-$175/hr, limousine $175-$295/hr, Sprinter $185-$225/hr.
Most hotel-to-winery and winery-to-winery shuttle work is billed hourly. We hold the vehicle for your day; you direct the route. See our Napa chauffeur service page →
Multi-day Napa packages
For 3-5 day Napa visits with a recurring chauffeur, we offer a daily rate that bundles 9 hours per day. Typical 3-day package: $2,485 sedan, $3,150 Navigator, $4,235 limousine. The same chauffeur runs your week. Most popular configuration for wine clubs and small private groups.
Which car for which Napa trip.
Lincoln Navigator L
The Napa workhorse. Seven passengers, full luggage for wine purchases, ride height that handles winery driveways, Revel audio for the drive up. Most-booked Napa vehicle. View Navigator →
Cadillac Escalade ESV
Couples plus full luggage. Captain's chairs in the second row, tri-zone climate. Best for SFO arrivals with extended luggage that need to go directly to the hotel before tasting. View Escalade →
Lincoln Continental
Two-couple wine tours where you want the quieter, lower-profile ride. The sedan is the most fuel-efficient Napa vehicle and the most agile in winery parking lots. View Continental →
White stretch limousine
Wedding day. Anniversary trips. Milestone birthday wine tours. Eight passengers, photogenic against any vineyard backdrop. View limousine →
Mercedes Sprinter
Larger wine country groups (eight to twelve), wine club outings, bachelorette weekends. Conference seating; everyone can talk to everyone during the drives.
Black stretch limousine
Corporate Napa offsites where the team wants the experience without the wedding-day connotation. Lincoln MKT, eight passengers, executive interior with privacy partition.
What we know about driving the valley.
The valley sub-regions in driving order
Coming from San Francisco via the 101 north and the 37 east, you enter Napa Valley at Carneros (cool-climate, Pinot and Chardonnay country). North through downtown Napa, you reach Yountville, then Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, and finally Calistoga at the northern end. Routing the tasting day in geographic flow (Carneros first, Calistoga last, or the reverse) avoids the 30-mile drive back-and-forth most clients waste an hour on.
Wineries by area
Carneros: Domaine Carneros, Artesa, Saintsbury, Etude, Schug.
Yountville: Domaine Chandon, Goosecross Cellars.
Oakville: Robert Mondavi, Opus One, Far Niente, B Cellars, Silver Oak.
Rutherford: Inglenook, Caymus, Beaulieu, Quintessa, Frog's Leap, Honig.
St. Helena: Beringer, Charles Krug, Hall, Trinchero, Duckhorn.
Calistoga: Castello di Amorosa, Sterling, Schramsberg, Chateau Montelena.
Hotels we drive to weekly
Auberge du Soleil (Rutherford). Carneros Resort (Carneros). Meadowood (St. Helena). Solage (Calistoga). The Estate Yountville. Bardessono (Yountville). Las Alcobas (St. Helena). The Inn at the Mill Race. North Block Hotel (Yountville). Indian Springs Calistoga. Hotel Yountville. The Westin Verasa Napa. The Meritage Resort. The Cottages of Napa Valley.
Restaurants we stop at
The French Laundry (book months ahead). Bouchon Bistro and Bouchon Bakery. Bistro Jeanty. Ad Hoc. R+D Kitchen. Mustards Grill. Oxbow Public Market for casual lunch. Press in St. Helena. Cole's Chop House. Auberge du Soleil restaurant. Ciccio in Yountville. La Taberna at Sterling Vineyards.
Traffic patterns in the valley
The 29 (the main valley road) backs up at Mustards Grill in Yountville around lunch (12:30 to 2:00 PM). The Silverado Trail (parallel to the 29) is faster between St. Helena and Calistoga on weekends. Sunday afternoon southbound traffic from Calistoga back to SF starts at 3:30 PM and reaches gridlock by 5:00; we leave by 3:00 PM if the day's last winery is Calistoga.
Wine purchase logistics
Most clients buy 6 to 18 bottles across a tasting day. The Navigator and Escalade both hold a full case at each winery without compromising luggage space. We hold purchases in the cargo area at temperature; on hot days we move them to the climate-controlled cabin during long stops. If you are flying home, we recommend wineries ship; the chauffeur cannot box and ship for you but we know which wineries ship at no charge.