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How to get fromBerkeley to Philadelphiaby subway, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car or train (Amtrak)

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There are 13 ways to get from Berkeley to Philadelphia by subway, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or train (Amtrak)

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  1. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport

    best
    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)planeSFO - PHL
    7h 53m
    $161–663

  2. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)planeSFO - EWR
    3. Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
    9h 33m
    $151–783

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphiabus
    3d 1h
    $283–585

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Allentownbus
    3. Take the bus from Allentown to Philadelphiabus
    3d 1h
    $355–680

  5. Drive 2,858.8 mi

    1. Drive from Berkeley to Philadelphiacar2,858.8 mi
    44h 34m
    $522–754

  6. Fly Oakland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

    1. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)planeOAK - PHL
    9h 12m
    $164–707

  7. BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
    2. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)planeSJC - PHL
    10h 38m
    $190–812

  8. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)planeSFO - BWI
    3. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
    9h 13m
    $165–1,265

  9. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)planeSFO - JFK
    3. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
    9h 42m
    $166–1,182

  10. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)planeSFO - DCA
    3. Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
    9h 49m
    $313–1,870

  11. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)planeSFO - IAD
    3. Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
    4. Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
    10h 21m
    $193–1,375

  12. Train via Washington (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
    3. Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
    3d 1h
    $403–1,359

  13. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
    3d 7h
    $390–870

Berkeley to Philadelphia by bus

Calendar11Weekly Buses
Duration3d 1hAverage Duration
Ticket$283Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?

You can take a bus from Berkeley to Philadelphia via Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 3d 1h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 3 times a day.

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