There are 12 ways to get from Oakland to Baltimore by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
7h 34m$172–665Bus (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 Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$264–605Train via Washington
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
2d 23h$300–1,228Drive 2,797.1 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Baltimorecar 2,797.1 mi
44h 21m$511–738Fly Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane OAK - BWI
8h 41m$195–808Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
8h 4m$396–2,220BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
8h 13m$221–914Fly San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
9h 15m$184–974Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SMF - BWI
9h 35m$241–949Fly San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SFO - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
9h 8m$190–1,363Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
3d$265–562Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
3d 7h$273–724
Oakland to Baltimore by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Baltimore is to bus which costs $260 - $650 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Baltimore is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Baltimore station. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Oakland to Baltimore station. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Baltimore Penn Station via Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Oakland and Baltimore is 2499 miles. The road distance is 2813.4 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Baltimore without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $260 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Oakland to Baltimore, including transfers.
Oakland to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Oakland to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Baltimore is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $650 and takes 2 days 19h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $300 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Baltimore, MD, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
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
- $160–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- 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 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $13–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $21–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- 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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
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
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Oakland to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Baltimore is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 3:12 PM in Oakland and 6:12 PM in Baltimore.
Oakland to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Baltimore is 2813 miles. It takes approximately 44h 21m to drive from Oakland to Baltimore.
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