There are 9 ways to get from Oakland to Brea by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, subway, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
3h 11m$128–431BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, line 143 bus
cheapest- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 4 to Brea-Imperialbus
5h 57m$54–282Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus Greyhound US0831
11h 46m$76–134Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
14h 23m$111–251Drive 394.1 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Breacar 394.1 mi
6h 37m$72–104Fly Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport, line 286 bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to State College Blvd and Birch St Sbus
5h 15m$86–564Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport, line 286 bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SFO - ONT
- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to State College Blvd and Birch St Sbus
5h 45m$78–451Fly Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus
6h 23m$74–452Bus via Los Angeles (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
12h 39m$59–102
Oakland to Brea by bus and train (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Brea is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $55 - $110 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Brea is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs $120 - $440.
The distance between Oakland and Brea is 383 miles. The road distance is 396.4 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Brea without a car is to bus which takes 11h 46m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Oakland to Brea, including transfers.
The best way to get from Oakland to Brea is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs $120 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $140 and takes 11h 46m, you could also train, which costs $110 - $260 and takes 14h 23m.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Brea is 396 miles. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Oakland to Brea.
There are 945+ hotels available in Brea.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Brea, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Oakland to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 10h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- comment@foothilltransit.org
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Pomona Transit Center to State College Blvd and Birch St S
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 4 to Brea-Imperial
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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