There are 9 ways to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CHO - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 19m$164–603Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Barracks Road Shopping Center to Dulles International Airportbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAD - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 37m$155–592Bus
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station 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
2d 20h$268–781Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 3h$282–1,023Drive 2,774.7 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Berkeleycar 2,774.7 mi
44h 27m$507–732Fly Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CHO - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 18m$313–1,252Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RIC - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 3mTrain to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DCA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 36m$256–1,249Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 23m$159–1,400
Charlottesville to Berkeley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which costs $150 - $600 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 9h 19m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Charlottesville to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Charlottesville and arriving at Downtown Berkeley via Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Charlottesville and Berkeley is 2426 miles. The road distance is 2790.9 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $260 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley, including transfers.
Charlottesville to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Charlottesville station.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $260 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 3h.
Berkeley is 3h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 4:00 PM in Charlottesville and 1:00 PM in Berkeley.
Charlottesville to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Transit Station to Downtown Berkeley via W Main St at 8th St NW, Charlottesville Union Station, Nashville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charlottesville to Downtown Berkeley via Chicago Union Station, Richmond, and Richmond in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via New York La Guardia, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- 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 Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- 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
- $120–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Barracks Road Shopping Center to Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
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