There are 5 ways to get from Berkeley to Chennai by subway, plane, train, or bus
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane SFO - MAA
24h 34m₹51,130–86,376BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)plane SFO - BLR
- Take the bus from Kempegowda International Airport to KR Pura stationbus
- Take the train from Krishnarajapurm to Peramburtrain
31h 45m₹29,406–78,446Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane SMF - MAA
29h 40m₹57,506–145,199BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Trichy International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane SFO - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Chennai Egmoretrain
33h 13m₹39,831–113,736BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tirupati Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tirupati Airport (TIR)plane SFO - TIR
- Take the train from Renigunta Jn to Peramburtrain
32h 2m₹51,411–152,736
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Chennai is to BART and fly and bus and train which costs ₹29,000 - ₹80,000 and takes 31h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Chennai is to BART and fly which takes 24h 34m and costs ₹50,000 - ₹90,000.
The distance between Berkeley and Chennai is 13975 km.
It takes approximately 24h 34m to get from Berkeley to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 12h 30m ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 2:34 AM in Berkeley and 3:04 PM in Chennai.
There are 1050+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Chennai, India?
There is no direct connection from Berkeley to Chennai. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Chennai International Airport (MAA), walk to Airport, then take the subway to Cmbt. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Richmond, walk to Richmond, take the train to Sacramento, walk to J St. at 8th St., take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to Chennai International Airport (MAA), walk to Airport, then take the subway to Cmbt.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–85,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kolkata, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–110,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Kolkata, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–150,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Dubai, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹85,000–240,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Dubai, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹80,000–240,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Doha, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹80,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Dubai, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹80,000–240,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–160,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–260,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–240,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–320,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–140,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–170,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–130,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–85,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–75,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–320,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–130,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–150,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–110,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–120,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–140,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–110,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–320,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–120,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- ₹1,100–1,400
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- ₹1,100–1,400
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- ₹1,100–1,400
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- ₹1,100–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹2,000–4,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Krishnarajapurm to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹230–1,800
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹230–280
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Chennai Egmore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹230–1,800
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹230–270
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
Train from Renigunta Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to KR Pura station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹75–310
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- ₹75–95
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹230–310
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