There are 11 ways to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, subway, bus, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
3h 43m$94–217Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales / ...
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway Orange-N
10h 41m$55–77Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
8h 45m$61–104Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
11h 15m$250–400Drive 371.2 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles Downtown to Oaklandcar 371.2 mi
6h 8m$68–98Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
3h 22m$191–716Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
3h 29m$302–1,420Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
3h 45m$138–463Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
4h 28m$128–626Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
4h 36m$487–772Line 51 bus, tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from 7th / San Pedro to San Pedro / Washingtonbus
- Take the tram from San Pedro Street Station to Del Amo Stationtram
- Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SEbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
5h 5m$77–445
Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland is to bus and BART which costs $55 - $80 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland is to fly and BART which takes 3h 22m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Main / 7th and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Oakland. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Los Angeles Downtown and Oakland is 378 miles. The road distance is 373.4 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 8h 45m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland, including transfers.
Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland is to fly which takes 3h 43m and costs $90 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $110 and takes 8h 45m, you could also train, which costs $250 - $400 and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Los Angeles Downtown, CA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 30 minutes. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland twice daily. Tickets cost $65–100 and the journey takes 7h 35m. Flixbus USA also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from San Pedro Street Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from 7th / San Pedro to San Pedro / Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood SE
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $75–100
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–65
- Titanium
- $50–60
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Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland is 373 miles. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland.
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