There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Berkeley by plane, subway, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
7h 52m$153–591Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 4h$273–2,152Bus
- Take the bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
3d 5h$297–1,003Drive 3,081.8 mi
- Drive from Boston to Berkeleycar 3,081.8 mi
2d 1h$563–813Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
9h 18m$262–1,056Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 32m$299–1,187Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
9h 45m$319–1,217Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 7h$282–1,768
Boston to Berkeley by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $150 - $600 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 7h 52m and costs $150 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Emeryville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Boston and Berkeley is 2742 miles. The road distance is 3099.8 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 3 days 4h and costs $270 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Boston to Berkeley, including transfers.
Boston to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Berkeley is to train which takes 3 days 4h and costs $270 - $2,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $290 - $1,000 and takes 3 days 5h, you could also fly, which costs $260 - $1,100 and takes 9h 18m.
Berkeley is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 9:30 PM in Boston and 6:30 PM in Berkeley.
Boston to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Emeryville via Chicago Union Station in around 3d 4h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from South Station to Downtown Berkeley via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $29–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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