Benicia

Benicia is a city in Solano County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Although its service was short, Benicia was the third city to serve as state capital of California.

Get in

By car

You can take both Interstate 780 from Vallejo or Interstate 680 from Fairfield or the East Bay to reach Benicia.

By bus

• SolTrans. A public intercity bus service that offers two routes to get into Benicia. Blue from Fairfield and Yellow from the East Bay (updated Jun 2024)

On bike or foot

There is a bike/ped path on the southbound span of the Benicia bridge that is open 24/7. You can also use the Glen Cove waterfront park-Benicia State Recreation Area trail.

Get around

• Solano Mobility Lyft ride. Use promo code 5BENICIA in Lyft to get discounted rides only while you're within the Benicia city limits. $5 (and the difference in fares over $20). (updated Jun 2024)

See

• 1 Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, 115 West G St (intersection of 1st St and G St downtown), ☏ +1 707 745-3385. Th 12–4PM; F–Su 10AM–5PM. The Benicia Capitol was the site of the third California State Capitol. Aside from the current Capitol Building in Sacramento, it is the only remaining State Capitol building. Next door is the Fischer-Hanlon house, a historic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which shows how an upper-middle class family lived from approximately the 1860s to the 1960s. $3. (updated Mar 2021)
• 2 Benicia Historical Museum, 2060 Camel Rd, ☏ +1 707 745-5435, fax: +1 707 745-5869. W-Su 1PM-4PM. The Benicia Historical Museum is housed in the former Benicia Arsenal, a United States Army Depot, home of the infamous Camel Corps. Adults $5, Seniors/students $3, Children 6-12 $2, 5 and under free.  
• Historic Downtown, 1st Street from G Street to the waterfront. Downtown Benicia is the home to several historic structures, including the Southern Pacific train station at the end of 1st St. The remains of the ferry dock that used to carry train cars across the channel can be seen along the shoreline. Walking tour brochures can be found at the Benicia Capitol State Park. 

Do

• Benicia Skatepark (Exit from I780 North onto E. 2nd St. turn right and follow to Rose Dr. Take a left and follow to Community Park Drive where Benicia Community park will appear on your right hand side. It is in the park). A free skatepark to go to for Skateboards, skates and bikes. A very large skatepark. If you are into any of those sports, then it is a must-see. 

Eat

• Aroma Indian Cuisine, 818 1st St, ☏ +1 707 745-1870. 
• Mai Thai Cuisine, 807 1st St, ☏ +1 707 747-1868. 
• Matsuri Japanese Restaurant, 920 1st St, ☏ +1 707 747-1585. Suite 102. 
• Nation's Giant Hamburgers, 191 Military East, ☏ +1 707 747-0888. 
• Pizza Pirate, 72 Solano Square, ☏ +1 707 745-1667. 

Drink

• Bottom of the Fifth, 498 Military East, Suite A, ☏ +1 707 745-9949. 
• The Chill, 362 1st St, ☏ +1 707 746-5530. 
• The Rellik Tavern, 726 1st St, ☏ +1 707 746-1137. 
• Rookies Sports Bar, 321 1st St, ☏ +1 707 746-7665. 
• Rrags Caffé, 1383 East 2nd St, ☏ +1 707 748-4247. 

Sleep

• Best Western Heritage Inn, 1955 E 2nd St, ☏ +1 707 746-0401, fax: +1 707 745-0842. 

Go next

Routes through Benicia

Ends at ← Fairfield ←	N  S	→ Martinez → Concord
Ends at ← Vallejo ←	W  E	→ END