There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Julian by subway, plane, car, bus (Greyhound), train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, drive
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)SFO - CLD
- Drive from Carlsbad-Airport-CLD to Julian
4h 52m$70–327Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Diego Greyhound Bus StopGreyhound US0831
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78891
17h 24m$96–263Train, taxi
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Take the taxi from Escondido Transit Center to Julian
17h 39m$232–321Drive 509.9 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Julian509.9 mi
8h 41m$94–135Fly Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)OAK - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Julian
5h 14m$91–453BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)SFO - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Julian
5h 45m$88–419Fly Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)OAK - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78
7h 26m$120–262BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SFO - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78
7h 46m$82–438BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SJC - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78
8h 24m$126–257
Berkeley to Julian by subway, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Julian is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Julian is to BART and fly and drive which takes 4h 52m and costs $70 - $330.
The distance between Berkeley and Julian is 505 miles. The road distance is 512.9 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Julian without a car is to bus which takes 17h 24m and costs $95 - $270.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Berkeley to Julian, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Julian is 513 miles. It takes approximately 8h 41m to drive from Berkeley to Julian.
There are 43+ hotels available in Julian.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Julian, CA, USA?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Washington St & Hwy 78 via West Oakland, Oakland, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Old Town Station, El Cajon Station, and El Cajon Transit Center in around 17h 24m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- 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
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Yellow Cab of North County
- Phone
- +1 760-444-4444
- Website
- driveu.com
Craig's Cabs
- Phone
- +1 760-722-2227
- Website
- craigscabs.com
Coastal Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-722-7472
- Website
- coastal-cab.com
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