There are 9 ways to get from Oakland to Bellingham by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Oakland International Airport to Bellingham International Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane OAK - BLI
4h 49m$79–437Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
20h 35m$108–281Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain Amtrak Cascades
25h 34m$220–502Drive 889.9 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Bellinghamcar 889.9 mi
15h 23m$163–235Fly Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OAK - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
7h 2m$113–531Fly San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SFO - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
7h 33m$105–448Fly San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SFO - PAE
- Take a shuttle bus from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
7h 17m$86–393Fly San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SFO - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 40m$118–902Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
23h 15m$138–263
Oakland to Bellingham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Bellingham is to train and bus and shuttle which costs $130 - $270 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Bellingham is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs $75 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Bellingham. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Bellingham Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Oakland to Bellingham station. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Bellingham Amtrak Station via Seattle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 34m.
The distance between Oakland and Bellingham is 785 miles. The road distance is 895.1 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Bellingham without a car is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs $100 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Oakland to Bellingham, including transfers.
Oakland to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Oakland to Bellingham train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Bellingham is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs $75 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $290 and takes 20h 35m, you could also train, which costs $220 - $500 and takes 25h 34m.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
Allegiant Air and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Bellingham Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station and Seattle Bus Station in around 20h 35m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
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More Questions & Answers
Oakland to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Oakland to Bellingham train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Bellingham is 895 miles. It takes approximately 15h 23m to drive from Oakland to Bellingham.
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