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RAL to OAK: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
373 mi
601 km · 324 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
373 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAL from OAK?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Oakland (OAK) is 373 miles (601 km, 324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 RAL to OAK?
Nonstop service on RAL–OAK 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 1h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to OAK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAL–OAK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAL to OAK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAL–OAK 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.