There are 11 ways to get from Berkeley to Oceanside by plane, train, subway, bus, train (Amtrak), car, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
5h 33m$92–507BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane SFO - CLD
6h 27m$55–285BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
11h 23m$79–132Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain Pacific Surfliner
15h 26m$151–333Drive 456.7 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Oceansidecar 456.7 mi
7h 40m$84–121BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
5h 57m$79–403BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane OAK - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3train
5h 40m$63–359BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, line 43 bus, line 50 bus, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
- Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-Katellabus
- Take the bus from Katella-Harbor to Artic - Dock 6bus
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
7h 46m$79–437Fly Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
7h 22m$93–492Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus Greyhound US0831
12h 31m$77–153Bus via Los Angeles (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus N2002 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus FlixBus 2017
13h 1m$63–113
Berkeley to Oceanside by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Oceanside is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $60 - $120 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 5h 33m and costs $90 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Oceanside via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 26m.
The distance between Berkeley and Oceanside is 508 miles. The road distance is 459.4 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Oceanside without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 11h 23m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Berkeley to Oceanside, including transfers.
Berkeley to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Oceanside is to train which takes 15h 26m and costs $150 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $160 and takes 12h 31m.
Berkeley to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Oceanside is 459 miles. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Berkeley to Oceanside.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Emeryville to Oceanside via Los Angeles in around 15h 26m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Oakland to Oceanside Transportation Center once daily. Tickets cost $75–150 and the journey takes 11h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Katella-Harbor to Artic - Dock 6
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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