There are 3 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 50m₹43,120–162,126BART 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 59m₹34,315–98,336Train 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 44m₹52,142–185,106
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 ₹34,000 - ₹1,00,000 and takes 31h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Chennai is to BART and fly which takes 23h 50m and costs ₹43,000 - ₹1,70,000.
The distance between Berkeley and Chennai is 13980 km.
It takes approximately 23h 50m to get from Berkeley to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 13h 30m ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 7:45 AM in Berkeley and 9:15 PM in Chennai.
There are 926+ 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 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 Park.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–160,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹65,000–220,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- 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
- ₹48,000–150,000
- 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
- ₹40,000–260,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–260,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–150,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹65,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–140,000
- 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
- ₹39,000–120,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–120,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chennai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
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
- ₹42,000–130,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–55,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–150,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–95,000
- 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
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
- ₹1,600–3,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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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