There are 8 ways to get from Buffalo to Berkeley by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, subway, train, or shuttle
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUF - OAK
8h 57m$409–1,635Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUF - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 22m$247–992Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain California Zephyr
2d 17h$861–1,907Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeleybus
2d 20h$435–900Drive 2,631.8 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Berkeleycar 2,631.8 mi
41h 28m$481–694Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUF - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 5m$446–1,741Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUF - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
11h 32m$522–2,086Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 43m$283–836
Buffalo to Berkeley by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley is to bus which costs $430 - $900 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $400 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Buffalo, NY and arriving at Berkeley via Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Downtown Berkeley via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Buffalo and Berkeley is 2330 miles. The road distance is 2647.2 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $850 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Buffalo to Berkeley, including transfers.
Buffalo to Berkeley bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Buffalo to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Buffalo Depew Station.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Berkeley is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $400 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also bus, which costs $430 - $900 and takes 2 days 20h.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Buffalo to Downtown Berkeley via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Richmond, and Richmond in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Buffalo to Berkeley bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Berkeley is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 5:52 AM in Buffalo and 2:52 AM in Berkeley.
Buffalo to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Berkeley is 2647 miles. It takes approximately 41h 28m to drive from Buffalo to Berkeley.
There are 765+ hotels available in Berkeley.

















