There are 9 ways to get from Atlanta to Oakland by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ATL - SFO
7h 27m$112–436Bus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
2d 9h$241–586Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 20h$261–636Drive 2,444.6 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Oaklandcar 2,444.6 mi
38h 59m$447–645Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ATL - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
8h 19m$252–1,114Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ATL - OAK
9h 9m$206–858Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ATL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
9h 41m$254–988Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ATL - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
11h 34m$158–668Bus, train via Carbondale
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 20h$280–619
Atlanta to Oakland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Oakland is to fly which costs $110 - $440 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Oakland is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $110 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta station to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Atlanta Bus Station and arriving at Oakland via Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Atlanta and Oakland is 2179 miles. The road distance is 2458.9 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Atlanta to Oakland, including transfers.
Atlanta to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Atlanta Bus Station.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Oakland is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $110 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $600 and takes 2 days 9h.
Atlanta to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Oakland is 3h behind Atlanta. It is currently 6:46 AM in Atlanta and 3:46 AM in Oakland.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
Delta, Frontier Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Oakland via Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
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