There are 10 ways to get from Long Beach to Alameda by plane, bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, tram, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
2h 26m$167–543Tram, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
4h 24m$44–209Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwichbus San Fran
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Fruitvalesubway Orange-N / ...
8h 43m$60–66Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
13h 20m$72–152Drive 392.4 mi
- Drive from Long Beach to Alamedacar 392.4 mi
6h 31m$72–104Fly Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
3h 28m$69–437Tram, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Take the tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Lake Merrittsubway
3h 57m$57–342Fly Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Fruitvalesubway
4h 26m$80–472Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
9h 10m$57–206Bus, BART via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Fruitvalesubway Orange-N / ...
9h 45m$56–66
Long Beach to Alameda by tram and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Long Beach to Alameda is to bus and BART via Los Angeles which costs $55 - $70 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Long Beach to Alameda is to fly which takes 2h 26m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Long Beach station to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Long Beach Bus Station and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Long Beach station to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Downtown Long Beach Station and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
The distance between Long Beach and Alameda is 403 miles. The road distance is 394.7 miles.
The best way to get from Long Beach to Alameda without a car is to bus and BART which takes 8h 43m and costs $60 - $70.
It takes approximately 2h 26m to get from Long Beach to Alameda, including transfers.
Long Beach to Alameda bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Long Beach to Alameda train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Long Beach to Alameda is to fly which takes 2h 26m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $70 - $160 and takes 13h 20m, you could also bus, which costs $55 - $210 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Long Beach, CA, USA and Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $70–150 and the journey takes 11h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- 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 Coliseum to Lake Merritt
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- 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
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Downtown Long Beach Station to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro C-Line to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
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More Questions & Answers
Long Beach to Alameda bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Long Beach to Alameda train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Long Beach to Alameda is 395 miles. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Long Beach to Alameda.
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