Tours, tickets and day trips in Oakland, CA
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in Oakland
The best-reviewed experiences in Oakland from Viator, our tours partner: 85 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
6 Hour Private Customized Wine Tour up to 7 Guests Napa & Sonoma (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $565.49 Free cancellation
Yosemite National Park & Sequoias Private Tour from San Francisco (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $1,200 Free cancellation
8 Hour Private Customized Wine Tour up to 7 Guests Napa & Sonoma (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $705.49 Free cancellation
Wine & Recline: Napa & Sonoma Luxury Lincoln Limousine Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $859 Free cancellation
Black Food Tour - Downtown Oakland (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $150 Free cancellation
Private Napa or Sonoma Wine Tour—Your Day, Fully Planned (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $750 Free cancellation
Ruth Bancroft Garden General Admission Ticket (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $15 Free cancellation
Alamedas First Walking Food Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $89 Free cancellation
All 85 experiences in Oakland on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 15 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
No attraction in Oakland has a published visitor count in Wikidata yet, which usually means the draw is the city itself rather than one ticketed sight.
Day trips from Oakland
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland to Richmond | United States | 16 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Oakland to Daly City | United States | 20 km (12 mi) | about 20 min |
| Oakland to Hayward | United States | 23 km (14 mi) | about 22 min |
| Oakland to San Mateo | United States | 27 km (17 mi) | about 27 min |
| Oakland to Concord | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 28 min |
| Oakland to Vallejo | United States | 33 km (21 mi) | about 33 min |
| Oakland to Fremont | United States | 38 km (23 mi) | about 37 min |
| Oakland to Antioch | United States | 46 km (29 mi) | about 45 min |
| Oakland to San Jose | United States | 61 km (38 mi) | about 1 h |
| Oakland to Fresno | United States | 250 km (156 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Oakland to Sacramento | United States | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Oakland to Stockton | United States | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 26 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
How do I book tours and tickets in Oakland?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
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.