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OAK to PAO: distance & flight time
Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
19 mi
30 km · 16 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
19 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Near PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAK from PAO?
The flight distance from Oakland (OAK) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 19 miles (30 km, 16 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAK to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from OAK to PAO?
Nonstop service on OAK–PAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAK to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OAK–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OAK to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OAK–PAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.