There are 9 ways to get from Phoenix to Oceanside by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHX - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceansidetrain
4h 34m$615–1,118Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PHX - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3train
4h 59m$54–342Bus, train via San Bernardino
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Oceansidetrain IE-OC Line
9h 25m$72–141Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Phoenix to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
11h 6m$151–239Drive 346.8 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Oceansidecar 346.8 mi
6h 3m$64–92Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHX - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CAbus
5h 5m$165–635Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PHX - SNA
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
7h 4m$276–518Fly to Long Beach Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PHX - LGB
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Oceansidetrain
7h 15m$69–372Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0851
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3train Coaster
9h 32m$58–154
Phoenix to Oceanside by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Oceanside is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 4h 34m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Phoenix and Oceanside is 353 miles. The road distance is 348.8 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Oceanside without a car is to bus and train via San Bernardino which takes 9h 25m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Phoenix to Oceanside, including transfers.
Oceanside is 1h behind Phoenix. It is currently 8:44 PM in Phoenix and 7:44 PM in Oceanside.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Oceanside is 349 miles. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from Phoenix to Oceanside.
There are 806+ hotels available in Oceanside.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Phoenix to Oceanside. However, you can take the vehicle to Terminal 4 Station, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to Terminal 1 Rental Car Shuttle, take the bus to Old Town Transit Center, walk to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, then take the train to Oceanside. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Oceanside via San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center and San Bernardino - Downtown in around 9h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Phoenix to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Phoenix to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $15–21
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Santa Ana to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $9–13
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
Train from San Diego - Old Town to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
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