There are 8 ways to get from Oakland to Atlanta by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, 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 from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SFO - ATL
6h 37m$133–566Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
2d 9h$235–596Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$242–547Drive 2,444 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Atlantacar 2,444 mi
39h$446–645Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane OAK - ATL
7h 37m$156–659BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SJC - ATL
7h 20m$172–715Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SMF - ATL
8h 35m$192–750Train, bus via Carbondale
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$252–637
Oakland to Atlanta by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Atlanta is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Atlanta is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Atlanta station. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Atlanta Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Oakland and Atlanta is 2179 miles. The road distance is 2458.3 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Atlanta without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $230 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Oakland to Atlanta, including transfers.
Oakland to Atlanta bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Atlanta is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs $130 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $600 and takes 2 days 9h.
Oakland to Atlanta bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Atlanta is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 10:20 AM in Oakland and 1:20 PM in Atlanta.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Atlanta, GA, USA?
Delta, Frontier Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Atlanta Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
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
- $160–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
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Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Atlanta is 2458 miles. It takes approximately 39h to drive from Oakland to Atlanta.
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