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How to get fromBig Bear Lake to Oaklandby car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or subway

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There are 8 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Oakland by car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or subway

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  1. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    best
    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane PSP - SFO
    4h 4m
    $166–346

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Los Angeles Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus bus
    12h 1m
    $68–135

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain train
    16h 9m
    $153–333

  4. Drive 451.9 mi

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Oaklandcar car 451.9 mi
    7h 49m
    $83–120

  5. Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane ONT - OAK
    6h 2m
    $256–778

  6. Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ONT - SFO
    6h 27m
    $93–405

  7. Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane ONT - SJC
    3. Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway subway
    7h 5m
    $202–834

  8. Bus, train via San Francisco

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus bus
    14h 28m
    $82–149

Big Bear Lake to Oakland by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration12h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 528.6 mi
  • Duration: 4h 4m

What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Oakland via San Bernardino, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 12h 1m.

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