Car hire and driving in Oakland, CA
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at OAK means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Oakland
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland to San Mateo | United States | 27 km (17 mi) | about 22 min |
| Oakland to Concord | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 23 min |
| Oakland to Vallejo | United States | 33 km (21 mi) | about 27 min |
| Oakland to Fremont | United States | 38 km (23 mi) | about 31 min |
| Oakland to Antioch | United States | 46 km (29 mi) | about 38 min |
| Oakland to Sunnyvale | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Oakland to Fairfield | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Oakland to Santa Clara | United States | 57 km (36 mi) | about 47 min |
| Oakland to San Jose | United States | 61 km (38 mi) | about 50 min |
| Oakland to Santa Rosa | United States | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Oakland to Stockton | United States | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Oakland to Elk Grove | United States | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Oakland to Los Angeles | United States | 553 km (343 mi) | about 7 h 29 min |
| Oakland to Tijuana | Mexico | 759 km (472 mi) | about 10 h 17 min |
| Oakland to Phoenix | United States | 1,040 km (646 mi) | about 14 h 6 min |
| Oakland to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,592 km (989 mi) | about 21 h 35 min |
| Oakland to San Diego | United States | 731 km (454 mi) | about 9 h 55 min |
| Oakland to Calgary | Canada | 1,608 km (999 mi) | about 21 h 47 min |
| Oakland to Mexicali | Mexico | 845 km (525 mi) | about 11 h 27 min |
| Oakland to Hermosillo | Mexico | 1,426 km (886 mi) | about 19 h 20 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Oakland?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.