There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Zacatecas by plane, subway, bus, train, or car
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 San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane SFO - ZCL
9h 18m$4,789–14,879Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Mazatlánbus
- Take the bus from Mazatlán to Zacatecasbus
2d 3h$2,823–5,650BART, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Nogalesbus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Cananeabus
- Take the bus from Cananea to Zacatecasbus
45h 55m$5,097–8,106Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Zacatecasbus
2d 9h$12,097–23,676Drive 2,907.6 km
- Drive from Oakland to Zacatecascar 2,907.6 km
32h 25m$5,625–8,125BART 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 Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane SJC - ZCL
7h 24m$5,262–16,849
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Zacatecas is to bus which costs $2800 - $6000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Zacatecas is to BART and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $5000 - $17000.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland station to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from BART Dublin Station and arriving at Zacatecas via Modesto and Mazatlán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Oakland and Zacatecas is 2555 km. The road distance is 2907.6 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Zacatecas without a car is to BART and bus which takes 45h 55m and costs $5000 - $8500.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Oakland to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Oakland to Zacatecas bus services, operated by The S, depart from BART Dublin Station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $4700 - $15000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $2800 - $6000 and takes 2 days 3h.
Oakland to Zacatecas bus services, operated by The S, arrive at Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi station.
Zacatecas is 1h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 1:32 PM in Oakland and 2:32 PM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
Frontier Airlines, Volaris, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Lake Merritt to Zacatecas via Dublin / Pleasanton, BART Dublin Station, Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, Modesto, and Mazatlán in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–16,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–16,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,000–2,900
- Titanium
- $2,290–2,330
Bus from Nogales to Cananea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $130–370
- Titanium
- $140–360
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Cananea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Cananea to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–4,300
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Cananea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,500
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $35
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Mazatlán to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
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Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Zacatecas is 2908 km. It takes approximately 32h 25m to drive from Oakland to Zacatecas.
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