There are 8 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley by bus, plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Detroit, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
8h 8m$128–511Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
2d 7h$225–574Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Wolverine
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
2d 10h$207–1,726Drive 2,340.3 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Berkeleycar 2,340.3 mi
36h 24m$428–617Bus to Detroit, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
8h 38m$227–980Bus to Detroit, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DTW - OAK
9h 40m$200–874Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 32m$194–782Bus to Detroit, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
10h 5m$256–1,054
Ann Arbor to Berkeley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which costs $120 - $550 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which takes 8h 8m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Ann Arbor station to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station and arriving at Emeryville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Berkeley is 2144 miles. The road distance is 2353.9 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley, including transfers.
Ann Arbor to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 10h.
Berkeley is 3h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 4:12 AM in Ann Arbor and 1:12 AM in Berkeley.
Ann Arbor to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ann Arbor to North Berkeley via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte Station, and El Cerrito Del Norte in around 2d 7h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Emeryville via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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