There are 3 ways to get from Berkeley to Chennai by subway, plane, bus, or train
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BART, 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 5m₹47,139–162,149BART, 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 29m₹30,334–133,359BART, 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₹34,379–152,689
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 train which costs ₹34,000 - ₹1,60,000 and takes 32h.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Chennai is to BART and fly which takes 24h 5m and costs ₹47,000 - ₹1,70,000.
The distance between Berkeley and Chennai is 13980 km.
It takes approximately 24h 5m to get from Berkeley to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 12h 30m ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 7:47 AM in Berkeley and 8:17 PM in Chennai.
There are 1058+ 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 Park. Alternatively, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), walk to Kempegowda International Airport, take the bus to KR Pura station, walk to Krishnarajapurm, then take the train to Perambur.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–150,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Doha, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Kolkata, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Dubai, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirupati Airport via Doha, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–160,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–210,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–130,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–130,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–120,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–120,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–120,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–120,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–120,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–120,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–140,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Krishnarajapurm to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- 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
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to KR Pura station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹75–310
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- ₹75–95
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹230–310
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