There are 7 ways to get from Oakland to Victoria by plane, train, ferry, subway, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SFO - YYJ
8h 49m$200–1,023Fly Oakland International Airport to Victoria International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane OAK - YYJ
8h 18m$111–614Train, ferry
- Take the train from Oakland to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
26h 58m$335–543Fly Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OAK - SEA
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
8h 42m$299–882BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SJC - YYJ
9h 31m$139–672Fly San Francisco International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane SFO - YWH
7h 15m$144–717Fly San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane SFO - YCD
- Take the bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillsidebus
10h 45m$220–1,223
Oakland to Victoria by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Victoria is to fly which costs $200 - $1,100 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Victoria is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $140 - $750.
The distance between Oakland and Victoria is 1302 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Victoria without a car is to train and ferry which takes 26h 58m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Oakland to Victoria, including transfers.
There are 222+ hotels available in Victoria.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Victoria, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and WestJet fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Sacramento, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
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
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- 250-746-9899
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
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