Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RTM to OAK: distance & flight time
Rotterdam (Rotterdam The Hague Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
5,458 mi
8,784 km · 4,743 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
See live RTM→OAK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,458 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RTM — Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RTM
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol28 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base14 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base34 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base35 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 RTM from OAK?
The flight distance from Rotterdam (RTM) to Oakland (OAK) is 5,458 miles (8,784 km, 4,743 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTM to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Rotterdam and Oakland?
Oakland is 9 hours behind Rotterdam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RTM to OAK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RTM–OAK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.