There are 8 ways to get from Charlotte to Berkeley by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
7h 57m$163–666Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
2d 15h$455–932Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Hurricanebus
- Take the bus from Hurricane to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 2h$726–1,709Drive 2,684.7 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Berkeleycar 2,684.7 mi
43h 21m$490–708Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CLT - OAK
9h 25m$245–1,009Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLT - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 37m$262–1,115Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CLT - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
10h 13m$308–1,260Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
3d 11h$997–2,301
Charlotte to Berkeley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $160 - $700 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 7h 57m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Charlotte station to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Amtrak Station and arriving at Emeryville via Cary and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 11h.
The distance between Charlotte and Berkeley is 2341 miles. The road distance is 2700.4 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $450 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Charlotte to Berkeley, including transfers.
Charlotte to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Charlotte Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Berkeley is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $450 - $950. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $240 - $1,100 and takes 9h 25m, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,300 and takes 3 days 11h.
Berkeley is 3h behind Charlotte. It is currently 10:03 AM in Charlotte and 7:03 AM in Berkeley.
Charlotte to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Cary station.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Downtown Berkeley via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, Delta, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- 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
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- 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 Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Hurricane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Hurricane to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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