There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Oakland by plane, train, subway, or shuttle
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DXB - SFO
19h 15m$511–1,215Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DXB - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
24h 18m$733–2,637Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DXB - OAK
21h 31m$704–2,408Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DXB - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
22h 13m$810–2,714Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane DXB - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
26h 54m$526–1,768
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Oakland is to fly which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Oakland is to fly which takes 19h 15m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Dubai and Oakland is 8171 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Dubai to Oakland, including transfers.
Oakland is 12h behind Dubai. It is currently 9:22 PM in Dubai and 9:22 AM in Oakland.
There are 730+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Oakland, CA, USA?
Emirates flies from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–31
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
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