There are 8 ways to get from Oakland to Culiacán by plane, train, car, bus, 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 Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL)plane OAK - CUL
9h 4m$2,981–10,115Fly from San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL)plane SFO - CUL
8h 31m$1,900–8,243Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Drive from Yuma Amtrak to San Luis Río Coloradocar
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Culiacánbus
35h 51m$4,485–9,146Drive 2,344 km
- Drive from Oakland to Culiacáncar 2,344 km
26h 24m$4,798–6,930BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL)plane SJC - CUL
9h 46m$2,872–9,711Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL)plane SMF - CUL
10h 46m$3,263–10,987BART, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose to Culiacánbus San José
36h 25m$3,479–6,265BART, bus via Los Angeles
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to Culiacánbus
39h 49m$4,779–6,065
Oakland to Culiacán by subway and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Culiacán is to fly which costs $1900 - $8500 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Culiacán is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $1900 - $8500.
The distance between Oakland and Culiacán is 2029 km. The road distance is 2344 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Culiacán without a car is to BART and bus which takes 36h 25m and costs $3400 - $6500.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Oakland to Culiacán, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Culiacán is 2344 km. It takes approximately 26h 24m to drive from Oakland to Culiacán.
There are 69+ hotels available in Culiacán.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Culiacán, Mexico?
Volaris, Southwest Airlines, and Aeroméxico fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Culiacán International Airport (CUL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–21,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–10,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Culiacán International Airport via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–10,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Culiacán
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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