There are 4 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 Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)SFO - MAA
23h 54m₹40,097–142,098BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tirupati Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tirupati Airport (TIR)SFO - TIR
- Take the train from Renigunta Jn to Perambur
32h 36m₹33,337–77,638Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)SMF - MAA
30h 43m₹45,737–124,199BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)SFO - BLR
- Take the bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Station
- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Perambur
31h 13m₹40,267–58,063
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 31h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Chennai is to BART and fly which takes 23h 54m and costs ₹40,000 - ₹1,50,000.
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 9:30 PM in Berkeley and 11:00 AM in Chennai.
There are 968+ 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 Trisulam, then take the line 06722 train to Chennai Fort. 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 Trisulam, then take the line 06722 train to Chennai Fort.
- 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 Tirupati Airport via Dubai, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Doha, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Kolkata, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–110,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–75,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Kolkata, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–120,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Doha, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
- 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 Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹65,000–210,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹65,000–210,000
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
- ₹44,000–270,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–280,000
- 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 Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–190,000
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 Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–130,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–95,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–120,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–49,000
- 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
- ₹48,000–170,000
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
- 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
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 Renigunta Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
- 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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