South San Francisco to Oakland runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:07 and the last around 06:07. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 27m over 22 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 September 2026
€11.88
When it runs, leaving South San Francisco
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:07First departure
- 06:07Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departures on 28 September 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. We hold no fare for these services, so there is no price here to mislead you.
09:0809:4840m
292SamTransDirect
Airport Blvd & Baden Ave → Mission St & 1st St (Northbound)
Calls at Airport Blvd & Linden Ave 09:11 · Airport Blvd & Butler Ave 09:11 · 3745 Bayshore Blvd 09:14 · Bayshore Blvd & Old County Rd 09:15 · Bayshore Blvd & Valley Dr 09:15 · Bayshore Blvd & Guadalupe Canyon Pkwy 09:17 · Bayshore Blvd & Industrial Way 09:20 · Bayshore Blvd & Geneva Ave 09:21 · Bayshore Blvd & Visitation Ave 09:22 · Bayshore Blvd & Blanken Ave 09:23
SamTrans timetable09:4810:3345m
397SamTransDirect
Airport Blvd & Baden Ave → Mission St & 1st St (Northbound)
Calls at Airport Blvd & Linden Ave 09:51 · Airport Blvd & Butler Ave 09:51 · 3745 Bayshore Blvd 09:54 · Bayshore Blvd & Old County Rd 09:55 · Bayshore Blvd & Valley Dr 09:55 · Bayshore Blvd & Guadalupe Canyon Pkwy 09:57 · Bayshore Blvd & Industrial Way 10:00 · Bayshore Blvd & Geneva Ave 10:01 · Bayshore Blvd & Visitation Ave 10:03 · Bayshore Blvd & Blanken Ave 10:03
SamTrans timetable
Water Emergency Transportation Authority runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for South San Francisco to Oakland on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €11.88Sun20
- about €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €11.88Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Oakland. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Oakland for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from Oakland Long Wharf and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book South San Francisco to Oakland
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €11.883 days
- €11.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 0 percent. The dearest point is €11.88, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to South San Francisco to Oakland and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
02:08 → 04:35
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
22 km
21 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
67,271 → 419,267
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 22 km against 21 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Oakland Long Wharf
Most of the points near Oakland Long Wharf open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about South San Francisco to Oakland
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from South San Francisco to Oakland?
The fastest journey from South San Francisco to Oakland takes 2h 27m door to door, of which 1h 2m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 2h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from South San Francisco to Oakland?
The cheapest fare from South San Francisco to Oakland is €11.88, as of 19 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from South San Francisco to Oakland?
The cheapest way from South San Francisco to Oakland is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 20 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 32m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book South San Francisco to Oakland?
Fares from South San Francisco to Oakland bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 0 percent, measured on 19 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for South San Francisco to Oakland?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from South San Francisco to Oakland, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 19 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for South San Francisco to Oakland?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from South San Francisco to Oakland, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from South San Francisco to Oakland?
No operator record names South San Francisco to Oakland directly. Water Emergency Transportation Authority publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from South San Francisco to Oakland?
Every service we sell from South San Francisco to Oakland is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 2h 27m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from South San Francisco to Oakland use?
Services from South San Francisco to Oakland by ferry leave from SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (OYSTER POINT) and arrive at Harbor Bay Terminal. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from South San Francisco to Oakland?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from South San Francisco to Oakland allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for South San Francisco to Oakland on 19 September 2026: 22 km of route against 21 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 2h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Oakland a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Oakland and across United States
Day trips that leave Oakland in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
South San Francisco reaches 2 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 16 to 21 km. Oakland reaches 73 places in 5 countries, from 21 to 9,560 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving South San Francisco
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Oakland
Leaving Oakland
- 73Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 23Operators