There are 9 ways to get from Bellingham to Oakland by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, subway, bus, or train
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Fly Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BLI - OAK
4h 3m$104–607Shuttle to Paine Field County Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
6h 12m$81–340Bus
- Take the bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus
22h$117–205Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
26h 25m$131–262Drive 889.7 mi
- Drive from Bellingham to Oaklandcar 889.7 mi
15h 22m$163–235Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
6h 38m$86–337Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
6h 21m$124–570Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
7h 29m$150–726Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
23h 8m$149–239
Bellingham to Oakland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Oakland is to bus which costs $110 - $210 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Oakland is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs $100 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Bellingham to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Bellingham Bus Stop and arriving at Oakland via Seattle Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h.
No, there is no direct train from Bellingham station to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Bellingham Amtrak Station and arriving at Oakland via Seattle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
The distance between Bellingham and Oakland is 785 miles. The road distance is 894.9 miles.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 22h and costs $110 - $210.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Bellingham to Oakland, including transfers.
Bellingham to Oakland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Bellingham Bus Stop station.
Bellingham to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Bellingham Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Oakland is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs $100 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $210 and takes 22h, you could also train, which costs $130 - $270 and takes 26h 25m.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
Allegiant Air and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Oakland via Seattle Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station in around 22h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
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More Questions & Answers
Bellingham to Oakland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Seattle Bus Station.
Bellingham to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Oakland is 895 miles. It takes approximately 15h 22m to drive from Bellingham to Oakland.
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