There are 9 ways to get from Oakland to Sun City by plane, bus, tram, subway, train, taxi, car, or shuttle
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, line 1 bus, tram, line 106 bus
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take the bus from Washington St & 41st Pl to Greg Stanton CSbus
- Take the tram from Van Buren/Central Ave to Metro Pkwytram
- Take the bus from Thelda Williams TC to Peoria Av & 99th Avbus
5h 56m$331–462Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
23h$77–107BART, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenixbus San Jose
20h 4m$106–157Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Sun Citytaxi
21h 42m$382–719Drive 736.7 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Sun Citycar 736.7 mi
11h 59m$135–195Fly from San Francisco International Airport, line 1 bus, tram, line 106 bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
- Take the bus from Washington St & 41st Pl to Greg Stanton CSbus
- Take the tram from Van Buren/Central Ave to Metro Pkwytram
- Take the bus from Thelda Williams TC to Peoria Av & 99th Avbus
6h 23m$102–469BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, line 1 bus, tram, line 106 bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take the bus from Washington St & 41st Pl to Greg Stanton CSbus
- Take the tram from Van Buren/Central Ave to Metro Pkwytram
- Take the bus from Thelda Williams TC to Peoria Av & 99th Avbus
6h 58m$196–258Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SMF - PHX
8h 23m$185–298Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Phoenix (PHX)plane STS - PHX
8h 32m$81–337
Oakland to Sun City by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Sun City is to bus which costs $75 - $110 and takes 23h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Sun City is to fly and line 1 bus and tram and line 106 bus which takes 5h 56m and costs $330 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland station to Sun City. However, there are services departing from BART Dublin Station and arriving at 103rd Av & Thunderbird Rd via Modesto, 12th St & Jefferson St and Sunnyslope TC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h.
The distance between Oakland and Sun City is 686 miles. The road distance is 741 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Sun City without a car is to BART and bus which takes 20h 4m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Oakland to Sun City, including transfers.
Oakland to Sun City bus services, operated by The S, depart from BART Dublin Station.
Oakland to Sun City bus services, operated by The S, arrive at Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Sun City is 741 miles. It takes approximately 11h 59m to drive from Oakland to Sun City.
There are 952+ hotels available in Sun City.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Sun City, AZ, USA?
You can take a subway from Lake Merritt to 103rd Av & Thunderbird Rd via Dublin / Pleasanton, BART Dublin Station, Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, Modesto, Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd), 12th St & Jefferson St, and Sunnyslope TC in around 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Van Buren/Central Ave to Metro Pkwy
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Van Buren/Central Ave to Metro Pkwy
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Tram from Van Buren/Central Ave to Metro Pkwy
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- 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 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
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Washington St & 41st Pl to Greg Stanton CS
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Thelda Williams TC to Peoria Av & 99th Av
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Washington St & 41st Pl to Greg Stanton CS
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Thelda Williams TC to Peoria Av & 99th Av
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Washington St & 41st Pl to Greg Stanton CS
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Thelda Williams TC to Peoria Av & 99th Av
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $108–113
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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