There are 5 ways to get from Beijing to Berkeley by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PEK - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
14h 59m$385–768Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)TSN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
17h 33m$270–924Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PKX - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
17h 29mFly Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)PEK - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
19h 45m$403–1,238Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PEK - OAK
17h 34m$367–1,111
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $380 - $800 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 14h 59m and costs $380 - $800.
The distance between Beijing and Berkeley is 5977 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Beijing to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 16h behind Beijing. It is currently 11:27 PM in Beijing and 7:27 AM in Berkeley.
There are 765+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Hainan, Southwest Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- 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
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $12–14
- Business Class Seat
- $17–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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