There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Badlands National Park by plane, unknown, bus, train, 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 from San Francisco International Airport, travel
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SFO - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
8h 1mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Wallbus
- Walk from Wall to Badlands National Parkunknown
45h 40mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Oakland to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Wallbus
- Walk from Wall to Badlands National Parkunknown
46h 56mBART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SJC - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
8h 24mTrain to Sacramento International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SMF - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
9h 38mFly from Oakland International Airport, travel
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rapid City (RAP)plane OAK - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
7h 10m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Oakland and Badlands National Park is 1167 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Badlands National Park without a car is to bus and travel which takes 45h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Oakland to Badlands National Park, including transfers.
Badlands National Park is 1h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 2:53 AM in Oakland and 3:53 AM in Badlands National Park.
There are seven+ hotels available in Badlands National Park.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Badlands National Park, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Oakland to Badlands National Park. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then travel to Badlands National Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Badlands National Park via Sparks Transit Center, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, and Wall in around 45h 40m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Burbank, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Ontario/San Bernardino, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Express Arrow
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Wall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $100–140
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Billings to Wall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $100–140
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