There are 6 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
23h 54m₹40,099–152,101Fly Oakland International Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane OAK - MAA
27h 59m₹46,544–141,477Train 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
31h 2m₹52,738–184,200BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane SJC - MAA
27h 52m₹50,982–141,977BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, train
- 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 Kempegowda Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Peramburtrain
30h 58m₹40,269–58,066BART 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 58m₹46,589–133,631
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 ₹40,000 - ₹60,000 and takes 30h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Chennai is to BART and fly which takes 23h 54m and costs ₹40,000 - ₹1,60,000.
The distance between Berkeley and Chennai is 13982 km.
It takes approximately 23h 54m to get from Berkeley to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 13h 30m ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 8:14 PM in Berkeley and 9:44 AM in Chennai.
There are 976+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Chennai, India?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–170,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Los Angeles, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–190,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Portland, Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹70,000–220,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹70,000–220,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Los Angeles, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹75,000–230,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹70,000–220,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–170,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–270,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Los Angeles, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–280,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–310,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–150,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–170,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–200,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Los Angeles, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹65,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–150,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–120,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–140,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–130,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Vienna, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–110,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Vienna, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–130,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–140,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–140,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Vienna, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–130,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–95,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Vienna, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–130,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹950–1,200
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹600–850
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–2,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ksr Bengaluru to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹230–1,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- 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
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹250–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹250–300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹900–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
- Phone
- 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹50–65
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹50–65
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