There are 10 ways to get from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), subway, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
6h 50m$161–563Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
8h 22m$137–1,170Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
2d 21h$445–875Train via Washington
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
2d 23h$1,008–2,681Fly Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane OAK - BWI
8h 23m$235–906BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
7h 35m$230–862Fly San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
9h 4m$455–724Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SMF - BWI
8h 55m$260–963Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
3d 7h$1,068–2,231Drive 2,796.9 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI)car 2,796.9 mi
44h 23m$511–738
Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) is to fly which costs $160 - $600 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI). However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb LOWER LEVEL via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and HAINES ST & WARNER ST wb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI). However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at BWI Thurgood Marshall via Chicago Union Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Oakland and Baltimore Airport (BWI) is 2490 miles. The road distance is 2813.2 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI), including transfers.
Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $160 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $900 and takes 2 days 21h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $1,000 - $2,700 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Baltimore Airport (BWI), USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb LOWER LEVEL via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, and HAINES ST & WARNER ST wb in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- 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
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Baltimore Airport (BWI) is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 1:31 AM in Oakland and 4:31 AM in Baltimore Airport (BWI).
Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI) is 2813 miles. It takes approximately 44h 23m to drive from Oakland to Baltimore Airport (BWI).
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