There are 8 ways to get from Alpine Meadows to Oakland by taxi, plane, bus, car, train, or subway
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Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Alpine Meadows to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RNO - SFO
2h 58m$409–722Drive 191 mi
cheapest- Drive from Alpine Meadows to Oaklandcar 191 mi
3h 24m$35–51Bus
- Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ridebus Northstar
5h 17m$191–211Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Alpine Meadows to Colfax Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Richmondtrain California Zephyr
5h 40m$54–107Taxi, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the taxi from Alpine Meadows to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RNO - OAK
5h 2m$307–725Taxi, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the taxi from Alpine Meadows to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RNO - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
3h 50m$638–821Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Alpine Meadows to Heavenly Valley Ski Lodgetaxi
- Take the bus from Heavenly Valley Ski Lodge to Walnut Creek Park & Ridebus Heavenly Ski Lodge
5h 49m$294–332Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Alpine Meadows to South Lake Tahoe Wyetaxi
- Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
6h 35m$190–255
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alpine Meadows to Oakland is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Alpine Meadows to Oakland is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 58m and costs $400 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Alpine Meadows to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar and arriving at Walnut Creek BART via S Main St and Rudgear Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 17m.
The distance between Alpine Meadows and Oakland is 266 miles. The road distance is 192.2 miles.
The best way to get from Alpine Meadows to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 5h 17m and costs $190 - $220.
It takes approximately 2h 58m to get from Alpine Meadows to Oakland, including transfers.
Alpine Meadows to Oakland bus services, operated by Tahoe Ski Trips, depart from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar station.
Alpine Meadows to Oakland bus services, operated by Tahoe Ski Trips, arrive at Walnut Creek Park & Ride station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alpine Meadows to Oakland is 192 miles. It takes approximately 3h 24m to drive from Alpine Meadows to Oakland.
There are 799+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Alpine Meadows, CA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
Tahoe Ski Trips operates a bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ride on demand. Tickets cost $95 and the journey takes 3h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Carlsbad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 925-382-8320
- [email protected]
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from Heavenly Valley Ski Lodge to Walnut Creek Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $104
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $160–260
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
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