There are 8 ways to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
7h 11m$205–529Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 5h$1,079–2,309Bus
- Take the bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal 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
3d 7h$516–1,049Drive 3,088.2 mi
- Drive from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oaklandcar 3,088.2 mi
2d 1h$564–815Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
8h 24m$241–896Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
9h 47m$237–863Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
11h 21m$211–590Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 5h$921–1,904
Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland is to fly and train which costs $210 - $600 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Terminal C - Arrivals Level and arriving at Oakland via South Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Emeryville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Boston Airport (BOS) and Oakland is 2737 miles. The road distance is 3106.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland without a car is to train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $1,000 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland, including transfers.
Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from South Station.
Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $200 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 5h, you could also bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 7h.
What companies run services between Boston Airport (BOS), USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal C - Arrivals, LEX Pick Up to Emeryville via Stuart St @ Dartmouth St, Boston, and Chicago Union Station in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Oakland is 3h behind Boston Airport (BOS). It is currently 2:22 AM in Boston Airport (BOS) and 11:22 PM in Oakland.
Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland is 3106 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Boston Airport (BOS) to Oakland.
There are 800+ hotels available in Oakland.













