There are 9 ways to get from Oakland to Tampa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tampa
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tampa (TPA)plane SFO - TPA
8h 23m$213–1,215BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Tampa
cheapest- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tampa (TPA)plane SJC - TPA
10h 41m$202–764Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Tampa Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$486–935Bus, train
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Ruskinbus
2d 20hDrive 2,770.1 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Tampacar 2,770.1 mi
46h 29m$506–731Fly Oakland International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tampa (TPA)plane OAK - TPA
9h 29m$207–808Fly Oakland International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane OAK - SRQ
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Stationbus
11h 37m$286–1,125Fly San Francisco International Airport to Orlando, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Orlando (MCO)plane SFO - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Tampatrain
11h 23m$399–919Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tampatrain
3d 22h$1,333–2,767
Oakland to Tampa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Tampa is to BART and fly which costs $200 - $800 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Tampa is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $210 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Tampa station. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Tampa Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Oakland to Tampa. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Tampa via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 22h.
The distance between Oakland and Tampa is 2434 miles. The road distance is 2786.2 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland to Tampa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $480 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Oakland to Tampa, including transfers.
Oakland to Tampa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Oakland to Tampa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Tampa is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $210 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $950 and takes 2 days 19h, you could also train, which costs $1,300 - $2,800 and takes 3 days 22h.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Tampa, FL, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tampa (TPA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Tampa Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tampa via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- 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
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 Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Ruskin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
Oakland to Tampa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Tampa is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 6:02 AM in Oakland and 9:02 AM in Tampa.
Oakland to Tampa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Tampa is 2786 miles. It takes approximately 46h 29m to drive from Oakland to Tampa.
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