Cheap Flights from Denver International (DEN) to Oakland Metropolitan Oak (OAK)

Making the trip from the mountainous skies of Denver to the urban jungle of Oakland isn’t as quick as you might expect, but it’s still a journey worth making to witness the Bay Area. Oakland’s status as San Francisco’s overflow city makes for a diverse and interesting set of cultures that is worth exploring.

What Airlines Fly This Route?

While flying along this route, you can pick between Delta, Frontier, Southwest, American Airlines, Virgin America, Alaska Airlines, and Spirit Airlines. The prices along this route tend to fluctuate in the summer months, so be sure to use our mobile app to set up a price alert.

Where Will I Depart From?

At Denver International Airport, your departure concourse will depend on the airline that you booked with. Alaska Airlines and Spirit Airlines are sure bets for Concourse C, whereas the other carriers are spread across the other two concourses.

What’s At The Departure Terminal?

Denver International Airport has plenty of things to keep you entertained while you wait for your departure. Be sure to check out the wild murals, hang out in the air miles clubs, and marvel at the other pieces of public art installed there.

In particular, check out the Blue Mustang sculpture, and read up on its controversial past while you browse shops or grab a bite to eat.

Where Will I Land?

Oakland International Airport is 10 miles south of downtown Oakland, and you’ll be landing in Terminal 1 unless you flew with Southwest, in which case you’ll be landing in Terminal 2.

Oakland International Airport is connected to the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) via monorail. There’s also an Amtrak station, a taxi stand, ridesharing pool, and three metro bus routes (73, 21, and 805) that you can use to get around. You can rent a car if you’d like, but the BART is pretty reliable in its coverage and regularity. There’s also areas of Oakland that are walkable or bikeable.

How Are Different Are Denver and Oakland?

San Francisco’s creeping into Oakland, raising prices there such that they’re higher than those that you would pay in Denver. With that being said, Oakland is a far more diverse and far more spread out city than Denver.

Oakland is typically only mentioned in the context of being one of the cities of the Bay Area, but really it’s an entire city of its own. Oakland has a very vibrant arts and culture scene, with acts like the Oakland Symphony, AXIS Dance Company, and others. Areas like the Oakland Zoo, the Oakland Aviation Museum, and the African American Museum and Library complement Oakland’s Broadway to offer something for everyone.

Be sure to check out the Japanese botanical garden in Oakland, as it’s one of the city’s most peaceful and most beautiful landmarks. If you’re more interested in zany stuff than the regular fare, visit Franklin D Roosevelt’s personal yacht, the USS Potomac, or the Gertrude Stein Monument, which boldly states “there’s no there there.”