There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Purdue University by subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or shuttle
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 Purdue University Airport
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane SFO - LAF
9h 8m$133–565Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus Chicago
2d 8h$695–1,500Bus
- Take the bus from Berkeley 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 Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
2d 10h$372–753Drive 2,192.3 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Purdue Universitycar 2,192.3 mi
34h 49m$401–578BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SFO - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drivebus
8h 50m$231–754BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SFO - ORD
- Take a shuttle bus from O'Hare International Terminal 2 to West Lafayette, IN
10h 43m$162–354Fly Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane OAK - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 5m$181–691BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SFO - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 26m$218–508BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SJC - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 12m$177–647
Berkeley to Purdue University by train, bus, and foot (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Purdue University is to BART and fly and train which costs $210 - $550 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Purdue University is to BART and fly and bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $230 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Berkeley to Purdue University. However, there are services departing from Berkeley and arriving at First Street Towers on Mitch Daniels Blvd: BUS898 via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station and Columbia St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Berkeley and Purdue University is 1943 miles. The road distance is 2205.1 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Purdue University without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $650 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Berkeley to Purdue University, including transfers.
Berkeley to Purdue University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Berkeley station.
Berkeley to Purdue University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Purdue University is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 7:20 PM in Berkeley and 10:20 PM in Purdue University.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Purdue University is 2205 miles. It takes approximately 34h 49m to drive from Berkeley to Purdue University.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Purdue University, IN, USA?
You can take a bus from Berkeley to Purdue University via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station, Lafayette Amtrak Station, Columbia St & 2nd St, and First Street Towers on Mitch Daniels Blvd: BUS898 in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Reno, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Sacramento, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Salt Lake City, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $23–45
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $14–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- info@reindeershuttle.com
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–37
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $29–32
- Walk up Cash
- $33–37
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from O'Hare International Terminal 2 to West Lafayette, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–56
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $30–50
- Adult
- $51–56
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