Oakland to Irvine runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €32.62 and €72.11, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 17m over 685 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€32.62 to €72.11
- 95%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Oakland
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Oakland and Irvine.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €67.83Wed23
- about €82.13Thu24
- about €61.78Fri25
- about €75.53Sat26
- about €55.73Sun27
- about €60.68Mon28
- about €44.73Tue29
- about €44.18Wed30
- about €60.13Thu1
- about €45.27Fri2
- about €50.78Sat3
- about €48.58Sun4
- about €38.68Mon5
- about €35.92Tue6
- about €35.38Wed7
- about €49.68Thu8
- about €38.67Fri9
- about €46.38Sat10
- about €37.03Sun11
- about €32.62Mon12
- about €35.37Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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When to book Oakland to Irvine
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €35.3890 days
- €37.0260 days
- €34.8245 days
- €34.8330 days
- €35.3721 days
- €35.9214 days
- €44.737 days
- €61.783 days
- €67.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €34.82.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 95 percent. The most expensive point is €67.83, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Oakland to Irvine and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
685 km
610 km as the crow flies, 12% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
419,267 → 256,927
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 685 km against 610 km in a straight line, a detour of 12 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Hollywood, Santa Clarita, Valencia, Los Angeles. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Baggage storage near Irvine Transportation Center
Most of the points near Irvine Transportation Center open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Oakland to Irvine
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Oakland to Irvine?
The fastest journey from Oakland to Irvine takes 5h 17m door to door, of which 1h 47m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 10h 10m, 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 Oakland to Irvine?
The cheapest fare from Oakland to Irvine is €32.62, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €60.68. 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 Oakland to Irvine?
The cheapest way from Oakland to Irvine is by coach, at €32.62 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 11h 38m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Oakland to Irvine?
The fastest way from Oakland to Irvine is by flight, at 5h 21m door to door. Only 1h 47m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 34m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €72.11.
When should I book Oakland to Irvine?
Fares from Oakland to Irvine bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €34.82. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 95 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Oakland to Irvine?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Oakland to Irvine, at €35.92. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Oakland to Irvine?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Oakland to Irvine, at €34.27 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 service from Oakland to Irvine?
4 operators sell services from Oakland to Irvine across 2 modes: Altamont Corridor Express, Amtrak California, Metrolink, TUI fly Netherlands. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Oakland to Irvine?
0 percent of the services we sell from Oakland to Irvine are direct. The rest connect at Hollywood, Santa Clarita, Valencia, Los Angeles, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Oakland to Irvine produce?
Traveling from Oakland to Irvine by coach produces about 23.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 121.1 kg, roughly 5 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Oakland to Irvine use?
Services from Oakland to Irvine by flight leave from Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK and arrive at Irvine Transportation Center. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Oakland to Irvine?
3 of the 4 operators we sell from Oakland to Irvine 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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Oakland to Irvine on September 22, 2026: 685 km of route against 610 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €32.62, and 5h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Oakland reaches 105 places in 13 countries on services we hold, over distances from 21 to 13,018 km. Irvine reaches 44 places in 3 countries, from 40 to 11,809 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Oakland
- 105Places you can leave for
- 13Countries
- 24Operators
Arriving in Irvine
Leaving Irvine
- 44Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 5Operators