Oakland to South San Francisco 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 September 20, 2026
€11.88
When it runs, leaving Oakland
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 September 28, 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. We hold no fare for these services, so there is no price here to mislead you.
09:3010:0131m
397SamTransDirect
11th St & Market St. → Airport Blvd & E Grand Ave
Calls at 10th St & Howard St 09:31 · Potrero Ave & 16th St 09:33 · Potrero Ave & 21st St 09:35 · Potrero Ave & 24th St 09:36 · Bayshore Blvd & Oakdale Ave 09:38 · Bayshore Blvd & Cortland Ave 09:39 · Bayshore Blvd & Augusta Ave 09:41 · Bayshore Blvd & Fitzgerald Ave 09:43 · Bayshore Blvd & Arleta Ave 09:46 · Bayshore Blvd & Sunnydale Ave 09:47
SamTrans timetable10:3011:0131m
397SamTransDirect
11th St & Market St. → Airport Blvd & E Grand Ave
Calls at 10th St & Howard St 10:31 · Potrero Ave & 16th St 10:33 · Potrero Ave & 21st St 10:35 · Potrero Ave & 24th St 10:36 · Bayshore Blvd & Oakdale Ave 10:38 · Bayshore Blvd & Cortland Ave 10:39 · Bayshore Blvd & Augusta Ave 10:41 · Bayshore Blvd & Fitzgerald Ave 10:43 · Bayshore Blvd & Arleta Ave 10:46 · Bayshore Blvd & Sunnydale Ave 10:47
SamTrans timetable
Water Emergency Transportation Authority runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Oakland to South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in South San Francisco for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from South San Francisco station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Oakland to South San Francisco
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 most expensive lead time is 0 percent. The most expensive 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 Oakland to South San Francisco and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
02:30 → 04:57
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 south-west.
Who lives at each end
419,267 → 67,271
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
South San Francisco is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near South San Francisco station
Most of the points near South San Francisco station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Oakland to South San Francisco
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 South San Francisco?
The fastest journey from Oakland to South San Francisco takes 2h 27m door to door, of which 1h 2m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 2h 30m, 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 South San Francisco?
The cheapest fare from Oakland to South San Francisco is €11.88, as of September 19, 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 Oakland to South San Francisco?
The cheapest way from Oakland to South San Francisco is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 20, 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 Oakland to South San Francisco?
Fares from Oakland to South San Francisco bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 0 percent, measured on September 19, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Oakland to South San Francisco?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Oakland to South San Francisco, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 19, 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 South San Francisco?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Oakland to South San Francisco, 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 service from Oakland to South San Francisco?
No operator record names Oakland to South San Francisco 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 Oakland to South San Francisco?
Every service we sell from Oakland to South San Francisco 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 Oakland to South San Francisco use?
Services from Oakland to South San Francisco by ferry leave from Harbor Bay Terminal and arrive at SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (OYSTER POINT). 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 Oakland to South San Francisco?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Oakland to South San Francisco 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 Oakland to South San Francisco on September 19, 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 South San Francisco a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of South San Francisco and across United States
Day trips that leave South San Francisco in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Oakland reaches 73 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 21 to 9,560 km. South San Francisco reaches 2 places in 1 countries, from 16 to 21 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Oakland
- 73Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 23Operators
Arriving in South San Francisco
Leaving South San Francisco
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators