There are 10 ways to get from Scottsdale to Oceanside by plane, train, bus, taxi, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Phoenix to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHX - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
5h 36m$98–234Line 50 bus, line 44 bus to Phoenix, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Camelback Rd & 44th Stbus
- Take the bus from 44th St & Colter St to 44th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PHX - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3train
6h 2m$48–286Bus, train
- Take the bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to El Montebus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Santa Anabus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Oceansidetrain
10h 51m$110–145Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Scottsdale to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
12h 10m$359–546Drive 358.9 mi
- Drive from Scottsdale to Oceansidecar 358.9 mi
6h 19m$62–89Fly Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Fly from Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt (SCF) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane SCF - CLD
6h 10m$56–344Line 50 bus, line 44 bus to Phoenix, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, line 43 bus, train
- Take the bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Camelback Rd & 44th Stbus
- Take the bus from 44th St & Colter St to 44th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PHX - SNA
- Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-Katellabus
- Take the bus from Katella-Harbor to Artic - Dock 6bus
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
8h 3m$69–504Line 50 bus, line 44 bus to Phoenix, fly to Long Beach Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Camelback Rd & 44th Stbus
- Take the bus from 44th St & Colter St to 44th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PHX - LGB
- Take the bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Oceansidetrain
8h 16m$58–304Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0851S
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus Greyhound US0831
11h 35m$74–124Bus, tram
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus
- Take the tram from San Ysidro Station to UTC Stationtram
- Take the bus from UTC Transit Center to Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8bus 101
20h 56m$104–164
Scottsdale to Oceanside by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scottsdale to Oceanside is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Scottsdale to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 5h 36m and costs $95 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Scottsdale to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd and arriving at Oceanside Transportation Center via 24th St & Camelback Rd, Phoenix Bus Station and San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
The distance between Scottsdale and Oceanside is 366 miles. The road distance is 361 miles.
The best way to get from Scottsdale to Oceanside without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 51m and costs $110 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Scottsdale to Oceanside, including transfers.
Scottsdale to Oceanside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Phoenix Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scottsdale to Oceanside is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $55 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $130 and takes 11h 35m.
Scottsdale to Oceanside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
Oceanside is 1h behind Scottsdale. It is currently 8:16 AM in Scottsdale and 7:16 AM in Oceanside.
What companies run services between Scottsdale, AZ, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
JSX flies from Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt (SCF) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Oceanside Transportation Center via Camelback Rd & 24th St, 24th St & Camelback Rd, 24th St & Buckeye Rd, Phoenix Bus Station, and San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop in around 11h 35m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Phoenix to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Phoenix to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via El Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Santa Ana to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Santa Ana to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Poinsettia Station to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Tram from San Ysidro Station to UTC Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $24–35
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Camelback Rd & 44th St
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from 44th St & Colter St to 44th St PHX Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Camelback Rd & 44th St
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from 44th St & Colter St to 44th St PHX Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Granite Reef Rd & Chaparral Rd to Camelback Rd & 44th St
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from 44th St & Colter St to 44th St PHX Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Harbor-Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Katella-Harbor to Artic - Dock 6
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Greyhound
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Bus from Phoenix to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Bus from UTC Transit Center to Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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