There are 7 ways to get from Berkeley to State College by subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Penn State University Park Airport
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane SFO - SCE
10h 30m$165–680Train, bus via Pittsburgh
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
2d 20h$278–1,421Bus
- 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
2d 22h$279–783Drive 2,667.4 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to State Collegecar 2,667.4 mi
41h 52m$487–704BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SFO - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
14h$378–903Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Penn State University Park Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane SMF - SCE
13h 10m$234–853Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airportbus FlixBus N2640
2d 20h$250–1,278
Berkeley to State College by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to State College is to BART and fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to State College is to BART and fly which takes 10h 30m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Berkeley and State College is 2417 miles. The road distance is 2683 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to State College without a car is to train and bus via Pittsburgh which takes 2 days 20h and costs $270 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Berkeley to State College, including transfers.
State College is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 3:12 AM in Berkeley and 6:12 AM in State College.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to State College is 2683 miles. It takes approximately 41h 52m to drive from Berkeley to State College.
There are 47+ hotels available in State College.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and State College, PA, USA?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to State College Bus Station via West Oakland, Oakland, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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
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
- $160–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- 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
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $75–130
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