There are 7 ways to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
6h 10m$166–445Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mktbus
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 12h$1,101–2,313Drive 2,681.4 mi
- Drive from Charlotte-Airport-CLT to Oaklandcar 2,681.4 mi
42h 53m$490–707Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CLT - OAK
7h 26m$246–976Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLT - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
8h 45m$243–945Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CLT - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
8h 53m$273–1,042Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane CLT - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
10h 16m$264–949
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland is to fly which costs $160 - $450 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $160 - $450.
The distance between Charlotte Airport (CLT) and Oakland is 2329 miles. The road distance is 2697 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs $1,100 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland, including transfers.
Oakland is 3h behind Charlotte Airport (CLT). It is currently 6:18 PM in Charlotte Airport (CLT) and 3:18 PM in Oakland.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland is 2697 miles. It takes approximately 42h 53m to drive from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Oakland.
There are 706+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Charlotte Airport (CLT), USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Asheville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mkt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Amtrak
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