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Sacramento

Travel Guide North America USA Western United States California Sacramento

Introduction

Sacramento is the capital of California and has about 500,000 inhabitants living in the city, over 2 million in the metropolitan area.

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Weather

As Sacramento is located inland, it has much drier and warmer weather compared to its seaside located sister San Francisco. Temperatures can hit 35 °C or more but usually it's a little more bearable. Winters are fairly mild though see occassional frost and snow. All in all, spring and fall are the best times if you want to visit the city.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg Max	11.5 °C	15.6 °C	17.8 °C	21.7 °C	26.8 °C	31 °C	34 °C	33.4 °C	30.7 °C	25.5 °C	17.3 °C	11.5 °C
Avg Min	3.2 °C	5.2 °C	6.2 °C	7.5 °C	10.2 °C	12.9 °C	14.5 °C	14.4 °C	13.2 °C	10.2 °C	6.3 °C	3.2 °C
Rainfall	94.7 mm	72.9 mm	65.3 mm	29.5 mm	6.9 mm	3 mm	1.3 mm	1.8 mm	9.4 mm	27.4 mm	69.1 mm	63.8 mm
Rain Days	7.3	6.8	7.2	4	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.6	6.3	6.7

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Getting There

By Plane

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is located about 10 miles (16 kilometres) from the central business district of Sacramento. It mainly has domestic flights, though there are international connections with a few cities in Mexico, mainly Guadalajara.
Yolobus bus #42 connects the airport to downtown Sacramento and the nearby communities of Woodland and Davis. Sacramento light rail will also provide service to the airport when the Green Line is finished in 2011.

By Train

A number of Amtrak trains travel to and from Sacramento:

The California Zephyr between Emeryville (San Francisco) and Chicago.
The Coast Starlight between Los Angeles and Seattle.
The Capitol Corridor between Auburn and San Jose.
The Sao Joaquins between the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California.

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Getting Around

By Car

Many international rental companies have a wide selection of rental cars and these include Hertz, Avis, Dollar, Thrifty, Enterprise, Budget and Alamo/National. Most companies will require you are at least 25 years of age, although younger people might be able to rent cars at slightly higher rates and with some insurance differences as well. A national driver's license is usually enough, but an additional international one is recommended. Also note that it usually costs more to include lots of other extra things. For example extra drivers, GPS, the first full tank, SLI (Supplemental Liability Insurance), PAI (Personal Accident Insurance, usually covered already at home), road assistance/service plan, and drop-off costs for one-way rentals.
If you want to book a car, it is recommended that you book your car before arriving in the USA. This is almost always (much) cheaper compared to just showing up. Also, try and book with a so-called 'broker', which usually works together with a few or many car rental companies and can offer the best deal. Some examples include Holidayautos, Holidaycars and Sunny Cars. Some of the cheapest deals to book from Europe, includes Drive-USA, which also has a German version.

For more information and tips about renting cars and campers, additional costs, insurance, traffic rules, scenic routes and getting maps and fuel it is advised to check the USA Getting Around section.

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
HI - Sacramento	925 H Street	Hostel	85
America's Best Value Inn Merced	2654 El Centro rd	Hotel	-
Red Roof Inn	10800 Olson Drive	Hotel	84
Super 8 Motel Sacramento State Capital	216 Bannon Street	Hotel	-
Motel 6 Sacramento Downtown	1415 30th Street Sacramento	Hotel	-
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Roseville	1398 E. Roseville Pkwy. Roseville	HOTEL	-
Orchid Suites	130 North Sunrise Ave. Roseville	Guesthouse	-
Budget Inn and Suites Stockton Yosemite	3473 West Hammer Lane	Hotel	-
Bright Studio Cottage in Davis, California	261-A Cottage Circle Davis	APARTMENT	-

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Keep Connected

Phone

Post

The US Postal Service is very good and well priced mail system. There are post offices in every small and large town for sending packages internationally or domestically. If wanting to send a letter or postcard it is best just to leave it in a blue mail box with the proper postage. There are also private postal services like FedEx, UPS and DHL.

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