There are 9 ways to get from Needles to Oakland by train, shuttle, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, shuttle, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAS - SFO
7h 41m$344–2,034Drive 542.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Needles to Oaklandcar 542.5 mi
8h 57m$99–143Train, bus via Riverside
- Take the train from Needles Station to Riversidetrain
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
18h 10m$131–272Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Needles Station to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
19h 58m$171–401Train, shuttle, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAS - OAK
7h 29m$157–507Train, shuttle, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
8h 32m$173–603Train, shuttle, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LAS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
10h 5m$186–615Train, shuttle, fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane LAS - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
9h 48m$166–436Train, bus
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kingman Station to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
23h 50m$204–386
Needles to Oakland by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Needles to Oakland is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Needles to Oakland is to train and shuttle and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $150 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Needles station to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Needles Station and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 58m.
The distance between Needles and Oakland is 629 miles. The road distance is 545.6 miles.
The best way to get from Needles to Oakland without a car is to train and bus via Riverside which takes 18h 10m and costs $130 - $280.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Needles to Oakland, including transfers.
Needles to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Needles Station.
Needles to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Needles to Oakland is 546 miles. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Needles to Oakland.
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What companies run services between Needles, CA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Needles Station to Oakland via Los Angeles in around 19h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Needles Station to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Needles Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Needles Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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
- +1 928-854-5253
- info@VegasAirporter.com
- Website
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Kingman Station to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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