There are 8 ways to get from Berkeley to Michigan by subway, plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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 Detroit
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
7h 29m$193–765Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Dearbornbus
2d 9h$439–800Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain Wolverine
2d 11h$880–1,740Drive 2,381.1 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Detroitcar 2,381.1 mi
37h 2m$435–628Fly Oakland International Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
8h 56m$226–909Fly Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane OAK - GRR
9h 24m$288–1,211BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SFO - GRR
9h 53m$235–967Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)plane SMF - DTW
10h 3m$272–1,059
Berkeley to Michigan by subway, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Michigan is to BART and fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Michigan is to BART and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $190 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Berkeley to Michigan. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Larned & Woodward via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Union Station and Dearborn Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Michigan. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Campus Martius - Southbound via Chicago Union Station and Baltimore St - Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Berkeley and Michigan is 2131 miles. The road distance is 2395 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Michigan without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $430 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Berkeley to Michigan, including transfers.
Berkeley to Michigan bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Berkeley to Michigan train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Michigan is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $430 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also fly, which costs $220 - $950 and takes 8h 56m.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Michigan, USA?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Larned & Woodward via West Oakland, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, and Dearborn Transit Center in around 2d 9h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emeryville to Campus Martius - Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Baltimore St - Southbound in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- 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
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Berkeley to Michigan bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Michigan is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 1:15 AM in Berkeley and 4:15 AM in Michigan.
Berkeley to Michigan train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Michigan is 2395 miles. It takes approximately 37h 2m to drive from Berkeley to Michigan.
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