There are 11 ways to get from Wisconsin to Oakland by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or subway
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Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ORD - SFO
8h 24m$135–441Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kenosha to Chicago OTC
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MDW - SFO
9h 9m$126–505Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
2d 4h$231–587Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union StationHiawatha Service / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to EmeryvilleCalifornia Zephyr
2d 7h$202–1,741Drive 2,144.2 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Oakland2,144.2 mi
33h 28m$392–566Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Eau Claire Amtrak Bus Stop to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MSP - SFO
8h 21m$148–601Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Kenosha to Chicago OTC
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MDW - OAK
8h 52m$199–868Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Eau Claire Amtrak Bus Stop to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MSP - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
9h 22m$227–950Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ORD - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
9h 31m$194–750Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Kenosha to Chicago OTC
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MDW - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
10h 13m$205–874Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Eau Claire Amtrak Bus Stop to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)MSP - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland
10h 31m$260–974
Wisconsin to Oakland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wisconsin to Oakland is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $450 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Wisconsin to Oakland is to bus and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Wisconsin station to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Oakland via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Wisconsin to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Emeryville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Wisconsin and Oakland is 1961 miles. The road distance is 2156.7 miles.
The best way to get from Wisconsin to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $230 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Wisconsin to Oakland, including transfers.
Wisconsin to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Wisconsin to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Wisconsin to Oakland is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $230 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Wisconsin, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Oakland via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Sparks Transit Center in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milwaukee to Emeryville via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Kenosha to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Eau Claire Amtrak Bus Stop to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Wisconsin to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Oakland is 2h behind Wisconsin. It is currently 1:45 AM in Wisconsin and 11:45 PM in Oakland.
Wisconsin to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wisconsin to Oakland is 2157 miles. It takes approximately 33h 28m to drive from Wisconsin to Oakland.
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