There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Oakland by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, subway, 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 to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane STL - SFO
6h 29m$144–406Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane STL - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
10h 17m$142–548Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
2d 1h$367–690Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Richmondtrain
2d 8h$774–1,628Drive 2,042.2 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Oaklandcar 2,042.2 mi
31h 42m$373–539Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane STL - OAK
7h 47m$216–910Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane STL - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
8h 55m$212–866Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane STL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
8h 55m$244–966
St. Louis to Oakland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Oakland is to fly which costs $140 - $410 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Oakland is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $140 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Oakland. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Oakland via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between St. Louis and Oakland is 1780 miles. The road distance is 2054.2 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from St. Louis to Oakland, including transfers.
St. Louis to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Oakland is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $140 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $700 and takes 2 days 1h.
St. Louis to Oakland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Oakland is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 12:42 AM in St. Louis and 10:42 PM in Oakland.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Oakland via Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
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