There are 8 ways to get from Phoenix to Oceanside by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Phoenix 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 to Oceansidetrain
4h 42m$73–450Fly Phoenix 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 55m$49–322Bus, train via San Bernardino
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Bernardinobus FlixBus 2054
- Take the train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Oceansidetrain IE-OC Line
9h 29m$55–88Drive 346.8 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Oceansidecar 346.8 mi
6h 3m$64–92Line 44 bus to Scottsdale Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to 44th St & Camelback Rdbus
- Fly from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane SCF - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3train
5h 41m$53–326Fly Phoenix 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$265–570Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0851S
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3train Coaster
9h 36m$62–120Bus, train via Downtown Phx Hub/Jefferson St
- Take the bus from Phoenix to San Bernardino, CAbus El Paso
- Take the train from San Bernardino - Downtown to Oceansidetrain IE-OC Line
10h 47m$65–95
Phoenix to Oceanside by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Oceanside is to bus and train via San Bernardino which costs $55 - $90 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 4h 42m and costs $70 - $450.
The distance between Phoenix and Oceanside is 355 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 29m and costs $55 - $90.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Phoenix to Oceanside, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Oceanside is 349 miles. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from Phoenix to Oceanside.
There are 1979+ 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 N Harbor Dr & Harbor Island Dr, take the line 923 bus to Broadway & Pacific Hwy, walk to San Diego, then take the train to Oceanside. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Oceanside via San Bernardino and San Bernardino - Downtown in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- 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 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to 44th St & Camelback Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
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 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Phoenix to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $50–75
Bus from Phoenix to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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