There are 8 ways to get from Dayton to Oakland by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dayton to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DAY - SFO
10h 10m$123–486Drive, bus
- Drive from Dayton to N Murray Hill Rd & Beacon Hill Rdcar
- 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 14h$489–750Bus, train
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EBbus Cl
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 14h$1,405–2,240Drive 2,349 mi
- Drive from Dayton to Oaklandcar 2,349 mi
36h 54m$429–620Bus to Covington, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area Dbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CVG - SFO
9h 20m$253–886Bus to Covington, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area Dbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CVG - OAK
10h 32m$316–1,179Taxi, bus to Indianapolis, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the taxi from Dayton to Oxfordtaxi
- Take the bus from Oxford to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IND - SFO
11h 24m$331–903Fly Dayton to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DAY - OAK
9h 25m$156–659
Dayton (DAY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dayton to Oakland is to fly which costs $120 - $490 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Dayton to Oakland is to bus and fly which takes 9h 20m and costs $250 - $900.
The distance between Dayton and Oakland is 2102 miles. The road distance is 2362.7 miles.
The best way to get from Dayton to Oakland without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 14h and costs $1,400 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Dayton to Oakland, including transfers.
Oakland is 3h behind Dayton. It is currently 10:17 PM in Dayton and 7:17 PM in Oakland.
Yes, the driving distance between Dayton to Oakland is 2363 miles. It takes approximately 36h 54m to drive from Dayton to Oakland.
There are 501+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Dayton (DAY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Covington to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Covington to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Covington to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dayton to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Dayton to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Dayton to Oakland International Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dayton to Oakland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dayton to Oakland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Covington to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dayton to Oakland International Airport via Denver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- 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
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EB
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area D
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area D
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Oxford to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $110–130
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