There are 10 ways to get from Oakland to Toronto by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, subway, train, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SFO - YYZ
8h 15m$243–1,230Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 15h$337–877Bus
- 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 Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 16h$346–719Drive 4,212.7 km
- Drive from Oakland to Torontocar 4,212.7 km
41h 3m$819–1,184Fly San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane SFO - YTZ
9h 42m$504–2,117Fly Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane OAK - YYZ
9h 49m$504–1,421BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SJC - YYZ
10h 39m$572–1,229Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SMF - YYZ
10h 26m$479–1,176Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 21h$337–780Train
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 22h$329–956
Oakland to Toronto by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Toronto is to bus which costs $340 - $750 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Toronto is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $240 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Toronto. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Toronto via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Oakland to Toronto station. However, there are services departing from 12th Street / Oakland City Center and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Oakland and Toronto is 3693 km. The road distance is 4212.7 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Toronto without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $340 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Oakland to Toronto, including transfers.
Oakland to Toronto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Oakland to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Toronto is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $240 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $330 - $900 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also bus, which costs $340 - $750 and takes 2 days 16h.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emeryville to Toronto Union Station via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Windsor in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
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
- $220–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- 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
- $8–12
- 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 Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Oakland to Toronto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Toronto is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 4:12 PM in Oakland and 7:12 PM in Toronto.
Oakland to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Toronto is 4213 km. It takes approximately 41h 3m to drive from Oakland to Toronto.
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