OAK Airport Help
Oakland International Airport — Oakland, CA
OAK is the East Bay's airport — smaller and far easier to navigate than SFO, but with fewer in-airport assistance options. Two terminals (1 and 2) sit side-by-side; curbside drop-off is on a single ground-level roadway.
Pick your terminal
Each terminal at OAK has its own curbside layout, crowd patterns, and quirks. We've detailed each one — pick yours for what to expect and how a Buddy helps:
Terminal 1
Alaska · Hawaiian · Spirit · Allegiant · …
Single-level curbside — both arrivals and departures share the same roadway. Doors 1–6 along Airport Drive. International arrivals also process here.
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Terminal 2
Southwest
Single-level curbside, just east of Terminal 1. Doors 7–12. Southwest's only OAK terminal — one consolidated check-in, but high volume during morning Vegas/LA banks.
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What we help with at OAK
- Traveling with kids. We meet you at the curb, handle bags and car seats, and stay with the family through check-in so a parent isn't juggling kids and luggage at the same time.
- Wheelchair-assist handoff. If your traveler has requested airline wheelchair service, we wait curbside, escort to the counter, and stay until the airline's official wheelchair attendant takes over — so they're never alone in the line.
- Elderly parent flying solo. We're a calm, friendly hand-off between you and the airline. We keep them company through the unfamiliar parts — kiosks, bag drop, finding TSA — and you get a text when they're at security.
- Stroller and car-seat handling. Curb drop-offs with strollers, car seats, and gate-check tags are exactly the kind of fiddly task that wrecks a tight schedule. We do it for you.
- Heavy or oversized luggage. Two bags, three bags, a guitar case, a stack of boxes — we move them from the curb to the counter so you don't throw your back out before vacation starts.
- Tight schedule on departure day. When the timeline is tight (work meeting → flight, school drop-off → airport), every step we handle is one less risk between you and the gate.