How to get to Oakland, CA from San Diego, CA

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Travel Information to Oakland, CA from San Diego, CA

Distance453 miles
Available travel modesCoach, train or flight
Ticket price range£26 - £60
Cheapest modeFlight • £26 • 1 h 23 min
Fastest modeFlight • £26 • 1 h 23 min
Popular travel companiesGreyhound, Spirit Airlines or Amtrak

Travel 453 miles by coach, train or flight to Oakland, CA from San Diego, CA. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are Greyhound, Spirit Airlines or Amtrak among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA.

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from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA

How to get to Oakland, CA from San Diego, CA by train, bus, flight or ferry.

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The best way to travel from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
13:3014h00
San Diego, CA
03:30Oakland, CA
£401One-way
0 changes

Cheapest

FlixBus
13:3014h00
San Diego, CA
03:30Oakland, CA
£401One-way
0 changes

Fastest

FlixBus
13:3014h00
San Diego, CA
03:30Oakland, CA
£401One-way
0 changes

Other options

Amtrak
23:0114h14
San Diego, CA
13:15Oakland, CA
£581One-way
0 changes
Amtrak
15:0114h14
San Diego, CA
05:15Oakland, CA
£581One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA

FAQs: Travel to Oakland, CA easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA.
FAQs

There are 3 options to travel to Oakland, CA from San Diego, CA including taking a coach, train or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Oakland, CA from San Diego, CA is by taking a flight, which costs on average £26.

This is compared to other ways of getting from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA:

A flight is £11 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA costing on average £36.

A flight is £34 less than a train with an average ticket price of £60 from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA.

The quickest way to travel between San Diego, CA and Oakland, CA is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 23 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes 11 h on average.

Getting to Oakland, CA by train takes 14 h 20 min on average.

The San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA distance is approximately 453 miles.

The average frequency per day from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA is:

  • 25 coaches a day.
  • 5 flights a day.
  • 21 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between San Diego, CA and Oakland, CA as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA:

    The following travel companies offer services from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA:

    • Travel with Greyhound or FlixBus to go to Oakland, CA by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Greyhound San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA tickets on Omio for £36.
    • Travel with Spirit Airlines to go to Oakland, CA by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Spirit Airlines San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA tickets on Omio for £26.
    • Amtrak can get you to Oakland, CA by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Amtrak from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA for £57 on Omio.

    Yes, there are direct routes from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA with the following travel companies:

    • You'll find 4 direct coaches a day to Oakland, CA with FlixBus.
    • You can find 1 direct flight per day to Oakland, CA with.

    Direct services to Oakland, CA tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

    Many of our customers travelling from San Diego, CA to Oakland, CA don't make Oakland, CA their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA, Stockton, CA or San Francisco, CA, either of which you could add to your San Diego, CA and Oakland, CA trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Oakland, CA to any of these top destinations today!

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