There are 7 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley by bus, plane, subway, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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, 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
7h 50m$118–481Train (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$720–1,651Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
2d 12h$455–940Drive 2,340.3 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Berkeleycar 2,340.3 mi
36h 24m$428–617Bus, 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 15m$210–924Bus, 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
10h 18m$257–1,130Bus, 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
9h 58m$253–1,075
Ann Arbor to Berkeley by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which costs $110 - $490 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which takes 7h 50m and costs $110 - $490.
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 train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $700 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 7h 50m 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 train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $700 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $950 and takes 2 days 12h.
Berkeley is 3h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 2:00 AM in Ann Arbor and 11:00 PM 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 train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Emeryville via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ann Arbor to Downtown Berkeley via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- 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
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- 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
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- 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
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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