There are 7 ways to get from Berkeley to State College by subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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 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 28m$133–519Train, 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$1,614–2,536Bus
- 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to State College, Pabus
2d 21h$525–875Drive 2,667.4 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to State Collegecar 2,667.4 mi
41h 52m$487–704BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Penn State University Park Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane SJC - SCE
11h 22m$152–618BART 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 Greyhound to State College, Pabus
11h 50m$182–734Train, 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$1,428–2,201
Berkeley to State College by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to State College is to BART and fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to State College is to BART and fly which takes 10h 28m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Berkeley to State College. However, there are services departing from Berkeley and arriving at State College, Pa via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Greyhound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Berkeley and State College is 2417 miles. The road distance is 2682.9 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 $1,600 - $2,600.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Berkeley to State College, including transfers.
Berkeley to State College bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Berkeley station.
Berkeley to State College bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
State College is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 8:55 PM in Berkeley and 11:55 PM 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.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and State College, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Berkeley to State College, Pa via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, and Pittsburgh Greyhound in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Denver, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- 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 Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- 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
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
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
- 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
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $22–50
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $22–50
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- Fullington Tours
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- Fullington Tours
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- Fullington Tours
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