Flight Accessibility
The 2026 Dust Symposium will be held at UC Davis in Davis, California.
The UC Davis campus is located 19.5 miles from the Sacramento International Airport (SMF), roughly 25 minutes away by car. SMF is also conveniently located 15 minutes northeast of downtown Sacramento.
The Sacramento International Airport has 12 airlines that fly in and out of Sacramento on a daily basis from early morning to late night:
- Aeromexico
- Air Canada
- Alaska Airlines
- American Airlines
- Delta
- Frontier Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- JetBlue
- Southwest
- Spirit
- United
- Volaris
Rideshare, Taxi, Public Transit
Ride shares, taxis, and buses are available modes of transportation to and from SMF:
- Average cost for rideshare (Lyft, Uber) to Davis: $36.00/$40.00 one-way trip
- Yolobus from SMF to Davis
- Every 20 minutes
- Cost: $2.25 - $3.00 one-way (intercity route)
- SacRT Bus from SMF to Sacramento
- Every 60 minutes
- Cost: $2.50 - $7.00 one-way
- Car rental:
- SMF offers on-airport car rentals from numerous companies
- Enterprise: Approximately $45 (economy) - $57 (midsize SUV)
- Hertz: Approximately $32 (economy) - $90 (SUV)
- Taxi: Sacramento Yellow Cab Co.
- Projected cost is $3 per mile.
Downtown Sacramento is 15 minutes from Davis by train or bus.
- Capitol Corridor Train
- $16 - $20 roundtrip for coach ($8-10 each trip)
- Train runs about every hour
- Bus (Greyhound)
- $20 - $25 ($9 per trip + service fee)
- Trips occurrence varies by station
The Surrounding Area
The Cities of Davis and Sacramento offer numerous restaurants, cultural attractions, shops, and nightlife options. Sacramento is America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital with fine dining options and local cafes and favorite pizza spots.