There are 8 ways to get from Berkeley to Purdue University by subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, 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 3m$132–564Train, 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$188–446Bus
- 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 Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
2d 11h$212–554Drive 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 42m$179–703BART 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 35m$156–468Fly 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
10h 59m$197–808BART 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 13m$184–664
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 shuttle which costs $150 - $470 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Purdue University is to BART and fly and bus which takes 8h 42m and costs $170 - $750.
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 $180 - $450.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Berkeley to Purdue University, including transfers.
Purdue University is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 5:24 PM in Berkeley and 8:24 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.
There are 48+ hotels available in Purdue University.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Purdue University, IN, USA?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Purdue University via West Oakland, Oakland, 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 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- 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 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- 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
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
- $160–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $23–45
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $14–45
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
- $45–130
- 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
- $120–320
- 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
- $30–55
- 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
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- info@reindeershuttle.com
- Website
- reindeershuttle.com
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–36
- Website
- https://www.reindeershuttle.com
- Online Advance
- $28–31
- Walk up Cash
- $33–36
- 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
- $55
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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