There are 12 ways to get from Berkeley to Placentia by plane, bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, train, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport, line 286 bus
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)OAK - ONT
- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to Brea Mall
5h 30m$67–395Fly Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport, line 38 bus
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)OAK - LGB
- Take the bus from Del Amo-Bloomfield to La Palma-Link
5h 51m$60–323BART, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San JoseOrange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown StationSan Fran
9h 37m$74–83Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
14h 1m$84–138Drive 402.8 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Placentia402.8 mi
6h 42m$74–107Fly Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)OAK - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
5h 45m$168–241BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)SFO - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
6h 10m$305–567BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)OAK - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
5h 45m$101–780Fly Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)OAK - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
5h 48m$65–353Fly Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)OAK - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Station
6h 43m$143–269Bus via Los Angeles (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station ArrivalsFlixBus 2005
12h 20m$60–114Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Ana Bus StopGreyhound US0831
13h 1m$99–225
Berkeley to Placentia by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Placentia is to BART and bus which costs $70 - $85 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Placentia is to fly and line 286 bus which takes 5h 30m and costs $65 - $400.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Placentia station. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Fullerton Amtrak Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Berkeley and Placentia is 403 miles. The road distance is 405.2 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Placentia without a car is to BART and bus which takes 9h 37m and costs $70 - $85.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Berkeley to Placentia, including transfers.
Berkeley to Placentia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Placentia is to train which takes 14h 1m and costs $80 - $140. Alternatively, you can bus via Los Angeles, which costs $60 - $120 and takes 12h 20m.
Berkeley to Placentia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Placentia is 405 miles. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Berkeley to Placentia.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Placentia, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Emeryville to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $70–130 and the journey takes 12h 32m. Alternatively, Flixbus USA operates a bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals 4 times a week. Tickets cost $50–100 and the journey takes 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.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 Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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 San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- comment@foothilltransit.org
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Pomona Transit Center to Brea Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Del Amo-Bloomfield to La Palma-Link
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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