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Cheapest round-trip
$157
Overall average: $378
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Thu 12/4Mon 12/8
DEN - OAK • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$59
Typical prices: $134-$208
Southwest
Tue 1/27
DEN - OAK • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Denver to Oakland (DEN-OAK)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Denver to Oakland that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Denver to Oakland

Thu, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 8
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8:05 am - 9:50 amDEN-OAK
2h 45mnonstop
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2:35 pm - 6:00 pmOAK-DEN
2h 25mnonstop
$157Southwest
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Thu, Dec 25 - Thu, Jan 1
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8:00 am - 2:07 pmDEN-OAK
7h 07m1 stop
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6:10 am - 2:50 pmOAK-DEN
7h 40m1 stop
$176Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Sun, Dec 7
Southwest Logo
7:45 am - 9:30 amDEN-OAK
2h 45mnonstop
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5:35 am - 9:05 amOAK-DEN
2h 30mnonstop
$177Southwest
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Thu, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 8
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8:20 pm - 11:59 pmDEN-OAK
28h 39m1 stop
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7:59 pm - 10:45 amOAK-DEN
13h 46m1 stop
$185Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 8
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6:00 am - 1:32 pmDEN-OAK
8h 32m1 stop
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2:31 pm - 11:59 pmOAK-DEN
8h 28m1 stop
$188Hawaiian Airlines
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Sun, Jan 25 - Wed, Jan 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 4:23 pmDEN-OAK
10h 23m1 stop
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8:10 am - 11:36 pmOAK-DEN
14h 26m1 stop
$192Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Jan 26 - Wed, Jan 28
Southwest Logo
8:35 am - 10:30 amDEN-OAK
2h 55mnonstop
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9:40 am - 1:05 pmOAK-DEN
2h 25mnonstop
$197Southwest
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Wed, Dec 24 - Mon, Jan 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 8:55 amDEN-OAK
26h 35m1 stop
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3:01 pm - 11:59 pmOAK-DEN
7h 58m1 stop
$199Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Dec 3 - Sun, Dec 7
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12:05 pm - 4:04 pmDEN-OAK
4h 59m1 stop
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5:55 am - 11:09 amOAK-DEN
4h 14m1 stop
$207Delta
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sun, Dec 7
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6:22 pm - 12:08 amDEN-OAK
6h 46m1 stop
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5:55 am - 11:09 amOAK-DEN
4h 14m1 stop
$217Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Denver to Oakland flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Denver to Oakland to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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Planning a trip from Denver to Oakland? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Denver to Oakland?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Denver to Oakland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Denver to Oakland, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from Oakland back to Denver, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Denver to Oakland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Denver to Oakland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Denver to Oakland is February, where tickets cost $268 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $417 and $378 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Denver to Oakland?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $282 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Denver to Oakland?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Denver to Oakland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Denver to Oakland, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 58% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Denver to Oakland

 
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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$59
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Denver to Oakland

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Denver to Oakland based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Denver to Oakland

  • How far is downtown Oakland from OAK?

    The distance between OAK and downtown Oakland is approximately 10miles. The airport is connected through several modes of transport. Using the BART services, you can get to downtown Oakland in approximately 20min. On the other hand, a taxi, rideshare, or car rental will take approximately 12min to cover the same distance.

  • Where can I find accommodation at Oakland Airport?

    There are multiple hotels near and at Oakland Airport offering top-notch services and amenities including complimentary airport shuttle transfer, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. However, the rates range with each hotel, so ensure you check their websites to ensure that you find one which best suits your needs. So, if you are arriving late at OAK, consider spending the night at Holiday Inn Express and Suites. Located at 1.5 miles, it is easily accessible.

  • What can I do in DEN while waiting to board my flight?

    There are multiple things that you can do in DEN while waiting for your flight. You can go beer crawl if you are a beer fanatic at Jeppesen Terminal and Concourse B, A, and C, or you can visit the museum at Skywalk and get cultured.

  • Are there smoking areas at DEN?

    Yes. DEN features designated smoking zones outside the Jeppesen terminal, near Gates D30, B73, B37, and C2. Note that you are not allowed to smoke outside the designated lounges, and you are bound to pay a fine if you do so.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Denver to Oakland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Denver to Oakland was $59 for a one-way ticket and $157 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Denver and Oakland?

    A passport is not required to fly from Denver to Oakland.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Denver to Oakland?

    Denver and Oakland are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Denver from Denver Intl and will be arriving at Oakland.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Denver to Oakland?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Denver to Oakland flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Denver to Oakland?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Denver and Oakland.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Denver to Oakland?

    There are nonstop flights from Denver to Oakland on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Denver to Oakland, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Denver to Oakland are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $324 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $254 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Denver to Oakland?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Denver to Oakland.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Denver to Oakland?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Oakland from Denver is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Denver to Oakland?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Oakland with an airline and back to Denver with another airline. Booking your flights between Denver and OAK can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Denver to Oakland?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Oakland from Denver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Denver to Oakland

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $190 or less one-way and $274 or less round-trip.
  • If you want to access Denver International Airport (DEN), the most convenient and efficient method of transportation is the Line Commuter rail, which takes approximately 37min from downtown Denver to the airport. Alternatively, you can rent a car, drive, or use either Lyft or Uber to get to the airport, which takes approximately 30min.
  • Upon request, the Denver International Airport provides great services for those with limited mobility. 48h before your intended departure, you can contact your airline informing them how they can best assist you in making use of these services. Additionally, you can ask for specialized extra help and wheelchair services to get through the airport without any challenges.
  • DEN features multiple Airline lounges located in Concourse A, B, and C offering a tailored experience to passengers. Nonetheless, at your arrival airport, OAK, numerous lounges provide top-notch amenities like meals and showers. Regardless of class or affiliated airline, all travelers can access the Centurion and Escape Lounges.
  • If you are landing with your four-legged companion at Oakland Airport (OAK), you will find top-notch pet relief facilities located at Terminal 2. These pet relief areas ensure that your furry friends are comfortable after a long flight to Denver. The best aspect about these facilities is that they are perfect for your pets to relieve themselves when necessary. They are equipped with free disposable waste bags, a sink, and a fire hydrant to keep the area clean and accessible to all passengers.
  • Passengers traveling through DEN with minors will find an excellent interactive kids' play area in Concourse B. The is open to every passenger who wishes to use it and is suitable to help kids release some energy before their flight to Oakland. There’s also a toy store at Terminal B for passengers who want to do last-minute toy shopping.

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Denver to Oakland

 
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Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

8.0 ExcellentGreg, Oct 2025OAK - BUR
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Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

WiFi did not work. For as outrageous as these flights cost, when they’re advertised with certain services/ features they should be in working order

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

I would have liked to arrive on time - not 5 hours late!

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

1.5 hour delay, poor service, no compassion from the crew. Terrible experience

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

Frontier is the Walmart of airlines. Frontier has removed adjustability and comfort from their seats to make the flight lighter and save gas. This makes it impossible to sleep on their flights. Their customer service is abysmal. Once, I bought a drink on the plane, and they swiped my credit card on the plane to pay for it. Then I got three weeks of daily notices from my bank telling me they tried to charge the wrong card number over and over again. I tried to call them, but they removed the ability to actually talk to someone that can resolve such a problem from their company to cut corners. The only way to talk to someone in person is to go to the check-in counter at the airport (40 minutes drive from my house). Eventually their system gave up on trying to charge the card, after 21 days of repeated tries. They don't pad their prices even a little to handle customer service issues like missed flights. They also have a blanket policy preventing helping you reschedule a missed flight if their system says you "cancelled" your own flight online. This is a major problem because their website is broken on mobile devices, the only web browser you have at the airport when their gate staff tell you that you have to reschedule your own missed flight online because they can't help you. I tried to reschedule my flight on my android device and instead, their website crashed and "cancelled" my missed flight. When I got to the counter, the agent argued with me for 5 minutes insisting that I intentionally cancelled my own flight (implying I had to buy another flight). She missed the point: the problem was that I could not buy another flight because their website is broken. I left to avoid more conflict with the "customer service" agent. I tried to redress my issue with their only other "customer service" chanel available: the contact form on their website. The response I got was more of the same: you cancelled your own flight, according to our website / computer records, therefore we won't help you. I was trying to explain the problem with their broken website that cost me hundreds of dollars by crashing / malfunctioning and resulting in a cancelled flight, but they only had deaf ears for this problem. Worst customer service I have ever experienced. I will never buy another Frontier flight again, because it is a risky, painful move that I will likely regret often.

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

I’m not gonna fly Frontier Airlines because booking is not an option. No water or food is for high price, not equipped for health emergency incompetent crew for emergency services. Cheap airline shows it is cheaper in all service categories. Boarding is the best of all airlines!

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

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