There are 9 ways to get from Toronto to Alameda by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, subway, train, or bus
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
8h 58m$156–629Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 17h$246–1,734Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
2d 18h$274–901Drive 2,620.6 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Alamedacar 2,620.6 mi
41h 8m$600–867Fly Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YTZ - SFO
11h 28m$262–1,915Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Fruitvalesubway
11h 38m$439–810Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YYZ - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
11h 12m$381–892Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
2d 22h$270–2,289Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 22h$262–1,790
Toronto to Alameda by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Alameda is to fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Alameda is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Toronto to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Toronto and arriving at Oakland via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto station to Alameda. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Oakland via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Toronto and Alameda is 2308 miles. The road distance is 2635.9 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Alameda without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $270 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Toronto to Alameda, including transfers.
Toronto to Alameda bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto station.
Toronto to Alameda train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto to Alameda is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $240 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also bus, which costs $270 - $900 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA?
Porter Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Toronto Union Station to Oakland via Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, and Emeryville in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Fruitvale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Toronto to Alameda bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Alameda is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 8:16 PM in Toronto and 5:16 PM in Alameda.
Toronto to Alameda train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to Alameda is 2636 miles. It takes approximately 41h 8m to drive from Toronto to Alameda.
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