There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Michigan by subway, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 20m$133–565Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain Wolverine
2d 11h$719–1,562Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
2d 14h$444–933Drive 2,381.1 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Detroitcar 2,381.1 mi
37h 4m$435–628Fly Oakland International Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
8h 46m$146–659BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
8h 16m$182–814BART 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 33m$275–1,217Fly 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 14m$328–1,511Train 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 1m$197–804
Berkeley to Michigan by train and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Michigan is to BART and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Michigan is to BART and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $130 - $600.
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 train which takes 2 days 11h and costs $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Berkeley to Michigan, including transfers.
Berkeley to Michigan train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Michigan is to train which takes 2 days 11h and costs $700 - $1,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $950 and takes 2 days 14h, you could also fly, which costs $140 - $700 and takes 8h 46m.
Michigan is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 5:58 AM in Berkeley and 8:58 AM in Michigan.
Berkeley to Michigan train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Michigan, USA?
You can take a train from Emeryville to Campus Martius - Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Baltimore St - Southbound in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Detroit, MI via West Oakland, Oakland, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis, IN in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- 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 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 Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- 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
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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