There are 8 ways to get from Virginia Beach to Oakland by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORF - SFO
9h$166–594Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RIC - SFO
11h 19m$159–640Bus
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
3d 4h$604–975Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Norfolk to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 7h$1,844–2,949Drive 2,958.9 mi
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Oaklandcar 2,958.9 mi
47h 13m$506–731Fly Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ORF - OAK
10h 25m$189–737Fly Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ORF - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
11h 23m$215–843Bus, train
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 8h$1,494–2,385
Virginia Beach to Oakland by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Oakland is to fly which costs $160 - $600 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Oakland is to fly which takes 9h and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Virginia Beach to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Virginia Beach and arriving at Oakland via Philadelphia Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Virginia Beach station to Oakland. However, there are services departing from Newtown Road Station and arriving at Emeryville via Norfolk, Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Oakland is 2572 miles. The road distance is 2976.2 miles.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Oakland without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Virginia Beach to Oakland, including transfers.
Virginia Beach to Oakland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Virginia Beach station.
Virginia Beach to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Norfolk station.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Oakland is to fly which takes 9h and costs $160 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $600 - $1,000 and takes 3 days 4h, you could also train, which costs $1,800 - $3,000 and takes 3 days 7h.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Oakland, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Virginia Beach to Oakland via Philadelphia Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Norfolk to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Virginia Beach to Oakland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
Oakland is 3h behind Virginia Beach. It is currently 7:39 AM in Virginia Beach and 4:39 AM in Oakland.
Virginia Beach to Oakland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Virginia Beach to Oakland is 2976 miles. It takes approximately 47h 13m to drive from Virginia Beach to Oakland.
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