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)plane PEK - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
15h 24m$565–1,318Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PKX - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
17h 34m$344–1,219Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TSN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
18h 13m$389–1,125Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PEK - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
19h 35m$630–2,362Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PEK - OAK
19h 3m$507–1,911
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 train and fly and BART which costs $340 - $1,300 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 15h 24m and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Beijing and Berkeley is 5977 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 24m to get from Beijing to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 15h behind Beijing. It is currently 8:46 PM in Beijing and 5:46 AM in Berkeley.
There are 645+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Hainan, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–3,600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- 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
- $420–1,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–3,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Adult - second class
- $6–10
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $18–26
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
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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