There are 8 ways to get from Oakland to Akron by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, 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.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
9h 3m$195–818Fly San Francisco International Airport to Akron
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Akron (CAK)plane SFO - CAK
9h 57m$140–613Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
2d 11h$426–816Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
2d 13h$620–1,418Drive 2,466.8 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Akroncar 2,466.8 mi
38h 31m$451–651Fly Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane OAK - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
9h 55m$228–1,011BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SJC - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
11h 7m$264–1,117Fly San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SFO - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
11h 43m$368–848
Oakland to Akron by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Akron is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Akron is to fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Akron. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Oakland and Akron is 2243 miles. The road distance is 2481.2 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Akron without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Oakland to Akron, including transfers.
Oakland to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Akron is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $420 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 57m.
Oakland to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Akron is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 6:38 PM in Oakland and 9:38 PM in Akron.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Oakland to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, American Airlines and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Akron (CAK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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