There are 7 ways to get from Columbus to Walnut Creek by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CMH - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
8h 10m$274–769Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbus to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLE - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
10h 56m$228–383Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus 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
2d 11h$402–785Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2511 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain California Zephyr
2d 14h$758–1,693Drive 2,401.9 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Walnut Creekcar 2,401.9 mi
37h 42m$439–634Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CMH - OAK
9h 22m$237–1,013Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CMH - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthursubway
10h 41m$243–969
Columbus to Walnut Creek by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Walnut Creek is to bus and fly and BART which costs $220 - $390 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Walnut Creek is to fly and BART which takes 8h 10m and costs $270 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Walnut Creek. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Oakland via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Columbus and Walnut Creek is 2180 miles. The road distance is 2415.9 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Walnut Creek without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Columbus to Walnut Creek, including transfers.
Columbus to Walnut Creek bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Columbus to Walnut Creek is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $400 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $1,100 and takes 9h 22m.
Columbus to Walnut Creek bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Walnut Creek is 3h behind Columbus. It is currently 3:52 PM in Columbus and 12:52 PM in Walnut Creek.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Walnut Creek, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Columbus to Walnut Creek via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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