There are 5 ways to get from Berkeley to Sunnyvale by bus (Amtrak), subway, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Bus (Amtrak)
best- Take the bus from Emeryville to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
1h 49mDrive 46.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Berkeley to Sunnyvalecar 46.1 mi
57 min$9–13BART, Caltrain
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 59m$17–23Taxi
- Take the taxi from Berkeley to Sunnyvaletaxi 46.1 mi
57 min$170–210BART, bus, line 22 bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Brunosubway
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Mathildabus 22
3h 33m$9–16
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Sunnyvale is to drive which costs $8 - $13 and takes 57 min.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Sunnyvale is to drive which takes 57 min and costs $8 - $13.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from Downtown Berkeley and arriving at Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound via Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 59m.
The distance between Berkeley and Sunnyvale is 66 miles. The road distance is 46.4 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Sunnyvale without a car is to bus which takes 1h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Berkeley to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Berkeley to Sunnyvale train services, operated by BART, depart from Downtown Berkeley station.
Berkeley to Sunnyvale train services, operated by BART, arrive at Millbrae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Sunnyvale is 46 miles. It takes approximately 57 min to drive from Berkeley to Sunnyvale.
There are 637+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a bus from Emeryville to San Jose 4 times a day, and the journey takes 1h 20m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Mathilda
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $170–210
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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