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Oakland airport is an international airport, much less crowded than SFO, parking is cheaper. Check your flights to see if you can go to Oakland instead of SFO.
BART is one of the best ways to get around. Traffic is extremely heavy on I-80 and I-880, I-580 north of the Bay Bridge.
Auto is usually the best way between districts. Walking is a great way to get around inside each district (e.g., Montclair, Piedmont Ave., Fruitvale, Rockridge, downtown) Theme: Airplane
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 by zwackLeave a Comment Theme: AirplanePhone: (510) 563-3300Website: www.flyoakland.com Other Contact: 1 Airport Drive. Oakland, CA 946
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We took Southwest Airlines from Ontario/CA to Oakland.
Flight time: ca. 1:10h
Roundtrip fare: $ 184 Leave a Comment
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The BART system is wonderful. Has its down sides of course. It doesnt run 24hours. It is limited in routes But it is easy to use. They do expand it. Now goes to SFO. And a much better way to get into the city than driving. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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With the AC Transit System and BART, you don't need a car to get around in Oakland. You can get transfers from inside BART stations for discounts on AC Bus lines. Coming from LA, I was suprised how well utilized bay area public transportation is. The down side is that every year BART just kept getting more and more expensive. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 by davequ
Since you're dead in LA and most other places without a car, I think it is amazing that I can fly into the Bay area, have meetings anywhere from the San Francisco financial district to Oakland to Dublin (places I have to go all the time for business),
and NEVER have to rent a car.
We have nothing like this in Colorado.
(Mongo impressed!! ) Leave a Comment
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Amtrak comes to Oakland at Jack London Square or Emeryville.
Car or Motorcycle is needed to reach it locally. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 by nrg510
Rail: There are two almost-new Amtrak stations, one at the east end of Jack London Square, and one in the tiny ''city'' of Emeryville, at the northwest corner of Oakland. The Jack London Square one is closer to BART and downtown, other than that there's not much of a difference. California Zephyr trains from Chicago no longer stop at the Jack London Square station.
Bus: The greyhound station is in a pretty ***ty corner of downtown.
Ferry: Ferries from San Francisco and Alameda arrive at the foot of Clay Street in Jack London Square.
BART, the regional subway/metro/whatever system is fast, comfortable, and aside from the occasional complete meltdown, extremely reliable. Unfortunately, it bypasses most of Oakland. If you're lucky enough to be going somewhere that actually has a station though (ie:Downtown, Rockridge, Fruitvale), it's great!
Oakland has probably one of the worst bus systems of any large urban city in the US (AC Transit). Sure, it's better than say, Phoenix or Las Vegas, but these cities weren't built around a large rail system (torn up in the 1950s) like Oakland. The 51 is the only line that seems to come frequently enough to be reliable. If you're not going somewhere along one of the 'trunk lines' (51, 40/43, 72/73, 57/58, 82) you're probably better off driving or (for shorter distances) walking. The buses are a good way to see some of the areas that you wouldn't dream of walking in, though.
Go to transitinfo.org for transit schedules, maps, etc...
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(Photo: a cool car at the Jack London Square) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Get cheap flights to Oakland. Airports in the area include San Francisco Intl (SFO) and Oakland Intl (OAK). When you fly to Oakland you can take in Lake Merritt, Parks / Squares, Chinatown, Architecture, People, Combined Suggestions, Theaters / Cinema, Sports / Coliseum Complex, Oakland Mormon Temple and Oakland Museum of California. Check flights to Oakland when you want to visit these nearby places: Emeryville, Alameda, Berkeley, Albany, Moraga, El Cerrito, San Leandro, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island and Angel Island State Park.
- Best Western Airport Inn Suite
170 Hegenberger Loop, Oakland, CA - Homewood Oakland Waterfront
1103 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA - Hilton Oakland Airport
1 Hegenberger Rd, Oakland, CA - ExtendedStay Oakland Emeryville
3650 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA - The Washington Inn Hotel
495 10th St, Oakland, CA - Park Plaza Hotel
150 Hegenberger Rd (formerly Best Western), Oakland, CA - Best Western Inn At The Square
233 Broadway, Oakland, CA - Gateway Hotel Resort
10 Hegenberger Rd, Oakland, CA - Quality Inn Oakland Airport
8471 Enterprise Highway formerly Ramada Limited Oakland, Oakland, CA - Motel 6 Oakland Airport
8480 Edes Avenue I-880/Nimitz Freeway at Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA - Fairfield Inn Oakland Airport
8452 Edes Ave (formerly Comfort Inn & Suites), Oakland, CA - Economy Inn Oakland
122 East 12th Street, Oakland, CA - Motel 6 Oakland Embarcadero
1801 Embarcadero I-880/Nimitz Freeway North at Embarcadero, Oakland, CA - Waterfront Plaza Hotel
10 Washington St, Oakland, CA - Hotel Oakland Airport
500 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA
Destinations near Oakland- Emeryville Travel Guide, 3.25 km / 2.02 miles
- Alameda Travel Guide, 5.05 km / 3.14 miles
- Berkeley Travel Guide, 7.47 km / 4.64 miles
- Albany Travel Guide, 9.47 km / 5.88 miles
- Moraga Travel Guide, 12.84 km / 7.98 miles
- El Cerrito Travel Guide, 12.89 km / 8.01 miles
- San Leandro Travel Guide, 13.39 km / 8.32 miles
- San Francisco Travel Guide, 13.45 km / 8.36 miles
- Alcatraz Island Travel Guide, 13.61 km / 8.46 miles
- Angel Island State Park Travel Guide, 15.62 km / 9.71 miles
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