There are 12 ways to get from Fullerton to Alameda by train, plane, bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
best- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LAX - OAK
3h 59m$65–338Bus, BART via Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14
cheapest- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angeles460
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Jose
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Fruitvale
14h 16m$51–78Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan SandwichSan Fran
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to FruitvaleOrange-N / ...
8h 23m$66–74Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to OaklandCoast Starlight
12h 51m$83–165Drive 393 mi
- Drive from Fullerton to Alameda393 mi
6h 30m$72–104Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Fruitvale
4h 57m$106–303Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SNA - OAK
5h 25m$72–420Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BUR - OAK
4h 57m$64–351Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SNA - SFO
5h 54m$304–617Line 30 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LGB - OAK
5h 25m$68–412Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)ONT - OAK
6h 15m$90–483Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to OaklandGreyhound US0831
10h 2m$144–246
Fullerton to Alameda by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fullerton to Alameda is to bus and BART via Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 which costs $50 - $80 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Fullerton to Alameda is to train and fly which takes 3h 59m and costs $65 - $340.
No, there is no direct train from Fullerton station to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Fullerton Amtrak Station and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
The distance between Fullerton and Alameda is 386 miles. The road distance is 395.3 miles.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Alameda without a car is to bus and BART which takes 8h 23m and costs $65 - $75.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Fullerton to Alameda, including transfers.
Fullerton to Alameda train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Alameda is to train which takes 12h 51m and costs $80 - $170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $250 and takes 10h 2m.
Fullerton to Alameda train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fullerton to Alameda is 395 miles. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Fullerton to Alameda.
What companies run services between Fullerton, CA, USA and Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $70–150 and the journey takes 11h 15m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $140–240 and the journey takes 8h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–390
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $4–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Fruitvale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Fruitvale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to 6th / Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
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