There are 8 ways to get from Oakland to Idyllwild by plane, car, subway, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly from Oakland International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane OAK - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Idyllwildcar
3h 49m$82–470Fly from San Francisco International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Idyllwildcar
4h 21m$79–407BART, bus, taxi
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Cabazon Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Cabazon Amtrak Bus Stop to Idyllwildtaxi
12h 31mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - Southtrain
- Take the taxi from Perris - South to Idyllwildtaxi
16h 9m$211–265Drive 474.5 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Idyllwildcar 474.5 mi
8h 1m$87–126BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, drive
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SJC - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Idyllwildcar
4h 56m$93–526Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Oakland to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Cabazon Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Cabazon Amtrak Bus Stop to Idyllwildtaxi
14h 3mBus, train
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - Downtowntrain 91-PV Line
15h 21m$122–199
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Idyllwild is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Idyllwild is to fly and drive which takes 3h 49m and costs $80 - $470.
The distance between Oakland and Idyllwild is 480 miles. The road distance is 477.3 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Idyllwild without a car is to BART and bus and taxi which takes 12h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Oakland to Idyllwild, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Idyllwild is 477 miles. It takes approximately 8h 1m to drive from Oakland to Idyllwild.
There are 1217+ hotels available in Idyllwild.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Idyllwild, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Oakland to Idyllwild. However, you can take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), then drive to Idyllwild. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Berryessa / North San Jose, walk to Berryessa BART, take the line 77 bus to King & Tully, walk to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Chinatown Station, walk to Main / College, take the line 76 bus to Alameda / Los Angeles, walk to Los Angeles, take the train to Fullerton Amtrak Station, walk to Fullerton Amtrak Station, take the bus to Cabazon Amtrak Bus Stop, then take the taxi to Idyllwild.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.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 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
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Perris - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Cabazon Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Yellow Cab of Riverside
- Phone
- +1-877-321-8294
- Website
- yellowcabhemet.com
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
Tri County Cab, Inc
- Phone
- +1 518-792-1234
Queensbury Taxi
- Phone
- +1 518-761-1234
Glens Falls Capitaland Taxi
- Phone
- +1 518-793-0000
Yellow Cab of Riverside
- Phone
- +1-877-321-8294
- Website
- yellowcabhemet.com
Temecula - Murrieta Local Taxi
- Phone
- +1 951-699-5555
- Website
- temeculataxi.com
Finish Line Taxi
- Phone
- +1 951-473-0333
Yellow Cab of Riverside
- Phone
- +1-877-321-8294
- Website
- yellowcabhemet.com
Lucky 777 Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-660-9115
- Website
- lucky777cab.com
Desert City Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-328-3000
- Website
- desertcitycab.com
American Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-300-0000
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