There are 8 ways to get from Austin to Walnut Creek by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)AUS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
6h 42m$113–467Bus
- Take the bus from Austin to Fort Worth
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
42h 31m$318–680Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Austin to Los AngelesTexas Eagle
- Take the train from Los Angeles to OaklandCoast Starlight
2d 1h$286–868Drive 1,708.5 mi
- Drive from Austin to Walnut Creek1,708.5 mi
27h 27m$312–451Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)AUS - OAK
6h 37m$165–762Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)AUS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
7h 37m$291–497Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SAT - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
8h 55m$115–481Train, bus, BART
- Take the train from Austin to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
2d 2h$195–446
Austin to Walnut Creek by train, foot, and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Walnut Creek is to fly and BART which costs $110 - $470 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Walnut Creek is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Austin to Walnut Creek. However, there are services departing from Austin and arriving at Walnut Creek via Los Angeles, Lake Merritt and MacArthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Austin and Walnut Creek is 1558 miles. The road distance is 1718.4 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to Walnut Creek without a car is to bus which takes 42h 31m and costs $310 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Austin to Walnut Creek, including transfers.
Austin to Walnut Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Austin station.
The best way to get from Austin to Walnut Creek is to bus which takes 42h 31m and costs $310 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $280 - $900 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also fly, which costs $160 - $800 and takes 6h 37m.
Walnut Creek is 2h behind Austin. It is currently 11:01 AM in Austin and 9:01 AM in Walnut Creek.
Austin to Walnut Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Walnut Creek, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Austin to Walnut Creek via Fort Worth, Ft Worth Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 42h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Austin to Walnut Creek via Los Angeles, Oakland, Lake Merritt, and MacArthur in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Austin to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $90–250
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–290
- Business - advance purchase
- $170–700
- Business Class
- $260–650
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Austin to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $120–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $11–55
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $108–111
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