California
Distance from Oakland to San Jose
Straight-line distance
39.7mi
Oakland, CA and San Jose, CA are 39.7 miles (64.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Oakland, the shortest path starts out heading SE (145°).
- kilometers
- 64.0
- nautical miles
- 34.5
- heading from Oakland
- 145° SE
- heading from San Jose
- 326° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Oakland is from San Jose
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oakland and San Jose is 39.7 miles, 64.0 km or 34.5 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 39.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 39.7
- Kilometers
- 64.0
- Nautical miles
- 34.5
- Bearing from Oakland
- 145.3° SE
- Bearing arriving at San Jose
- 145.6°
- Bearing from San Jose
- 325.6° NW
Halfway between Oakland and San Jose
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.533078, -122.019497 (37°31'59.08"N 122°01'10.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Newark, CA, with 46,254 residents, 2.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Oakland gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and San Jose 14 h 44 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 36 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Jose has 2.2 times the population of Oakland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oakland changed by +0.6% and San Jose by -1.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
- 02San Jose, CA997,368 (-1.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Oakland from San Jose?
39.7 miles, 64.0 km or 34.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Jose from Oakland?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Oakland on a bearing of 145.3° and arrives at San Jose on 145.6°. The return trip starts on 325.6°.
What is halfway between Oakland and San Jose?
The midpoint is at 37.533078, -122.019497. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Newark, CA, 2.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Oakland and San Jose?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Oakland or San Jose?
San Jose, with 997,368 residents in July 2024 against 443,554 for Oakland, 2.2 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.