There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Oakland Seaport by subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), ferry, taxi, or car
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BART
best- Take the subway from Powell Street to West Oaklandsubway Blue-N / ...
9 min$2–4Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
15 min$1–3Ferry
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate G to Oakland Ferry Terminalferry Oa
25 min$6–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from San Francisco to Oakland Seaporttaxi 11 mi
17 min$40–55Drive 11 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Oakland Seaportcar 11 mi
17 min$2–3
San Francisco to Oakland Seaport by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Oakland Seaport is to bus which costs $1 - $3 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Oakland Seaport is to BART which takes 9 min and costs $2 - $4.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from San Francisco Bus Station station and arriving at Oakland. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate G and arriving at Oakland Ferry Terminal. Services depart every two hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 25 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Powell Street and arriving at West Oakland. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 min.
The distance between San Francisco and Oakland Seaport is 7 miles. The road distance is 11.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Oakland Seaport without a car is to BART which takes 9 min and costs $2 - $4.
The BART from Powell Street to West Oakland takes 9 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
San Francisco to Oakland Seaport bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Oakland Seaport train services, operated by BART, depart from Powell Street station.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Oakland Seaport, CA, USA?
BART operates a subway from Powell Street to West Oakland every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 9 min. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Oakland every 3 hours. Tickets cost $1–3 and the journey takes 15 min. Flixbus USA also services this route once daily.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Powell Street to West Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 415-291-3377
- Website
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate G to Oakland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- $40–55
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Oakland Seaport bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Oakland station.
San Francisco to Oakland Seaport train services, operated by BART, arrive at West Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Oakland Seaport is 11 miles. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from San Francisco to Oakland Seaport.
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