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$117 Find Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Oakland

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Raleigh to Oakland departing on 8/25. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Oakland (RDU-OAK)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Oakland

Mon, Oct 27 - Thu, Oct 30
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 7:38 amRDU-OAK
22h 53m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:33 am - 10:46 amOAK-RDU
23h 13m2 stops
$245Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 18
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:49 pm - 1:34 pmRDU-OAK
18h 45m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 10:46 amOAK-RDU
25h 16m2 stops
$277Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:39 pm - 12:03 amRDU-OAK
9h 24m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:03 pm - 5:14 pmOAK-RDU
18h 11m1 stop
$308Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 23
Southwest Logo
4:15 pm - 9:35 pmRDU-OAK
8h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:30 am - 11:15 pmOAK-RDU
9h 45m1 stop
$309Southwest
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 28
Delta Logo
6:55 pm - 11:53 pmRDU-OAK
7h 58m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:51 pm - 9:50 amOAK-RDU
13h 59m2 stops
$314Delta
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 28
Delta Logo
1:08 pm - 11:53 pmRDU-OAK
13h 45m2 stops
Delta Logo
4:51 pm - 9:50 amOAK-RDU
13h 59m2 stops
$319Delta
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Fri, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 23
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 4:30 pmRDU-OAK
12h 30m2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:30 am - 11:15 pmOAK-RDU
9h 45m1 stop
$350Southwest
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Wed, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:36 am - 1:36 pmRDU-OAK
9h 00m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:01 am - 5:10 pmOAK-RDU
27h 09m1 stop
$375Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
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9:13 am - 11:32 pmRDU-OAK
17h 19m3 stops
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6:00 am - 9:47 amOAK-RDU
24h 47m3 stops
Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Aug 21
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9:38 am - 11:27 pmRDU-OAK
16h 49m2 stops
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6:00 am - 10:47 amOAK-RDU
25h 47m3 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Raleigh to Oakland flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Raleigh to Oakland, California?

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Oakland on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Raleigh, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Oakland is May, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $528 and $472 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Oakland, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$117
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Raleigh to Oakland

When to book flights from Raleigh to Oakland

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Oakland

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to Oakland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to Oakland was $117 for a one-way ticket and $245 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    On your way to Oakland, you’ll fly out from Raleigh-Durham. You’ll be landing at Oakland.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to Oakland?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Raleigh and Oakland, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to Oakland are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $453 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 $364 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Oakland.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Oakland from Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Raleigh to Oakland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Raleigh to Oakland. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Raleigh to Oakland? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4246 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

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

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.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

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.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

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