There are 9 ways to get from Oakland to Chattanooga by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)plane SFO - CHA
8h 37m$303–1,140BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Nashville (BNA)plane SJC - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
10h 12m$233–789Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
2d 13h$476–889Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
2d 19h$909–1,743Drive 2,379.2 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Chattanoogacar 2,379.2 mi
38h 29m$435–628BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)plane SJC - CHA
9h 26m$342–1,339Fly San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SFO - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
9h 30m$314–490Fly San Francisco International Airport to Nashville, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nashville (BNA)plane SFO - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
9h 37m$314–560BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SJC - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
10h 19m$283–939
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Chattanooga is to fly and bus which costs $310 - $490 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Chattanooga is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs $300 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Chattanooga. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Groome Transportation Chattanooga via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Greyhound Station - Lafayette St & 5Th Ave S and Nashville Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Oakland and Chattanooga is 2109 miles. The road distance is 2393 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Chattanooga without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $470 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Oakland to Chattanooga, including transfers.
Oakland to Chattanooga bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Chattanooga is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs $300 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $470 - $900 and takes 2 days 13h.
Oakland to Chattanooga bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Chattanooga is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 12:14 PM in Oakland and 3:14 PM in Chattanooga.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Chattanooga, TN, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Chattanooga via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Greyhound Station - Lafayette St & 5Th Ave S, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Airport, and Groome Transportation Chattanooga in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nashville via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- [email protected]
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–85
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