There are 9 ways to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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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 1m$184–653Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- 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 17m$171–610Bus
- 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 Downtown to Berkeleybus
2d 23h$501–1,031Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 3h$884–2,001Drive 2,781.1 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Berkeleycar 2,781.1 mi
44h 11m$508–734Fly 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
9h 49m$293–1,052Train 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 15m$312–1,181Bus 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 4m$225–700Train, 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 3m$206–1,284
Charlottesville to Berkeley by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which costs $170 - $650 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 9h 1m and costs $180 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlottesville station to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Downtown Transit Station and arriving at Berkeley via Charlottesville Union Station, Nashville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
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 2797.4 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Charlottesville to Berkeley, including transfers.
Charlottesville to Berkeley bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlottesville Union Station.
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 23h and costs $500 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $2,000 and takes 3 days 3h.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Transit Station to Berkeley via W Main St at 8th St NW, Charlottesville Union Station, Nashville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 2d 23h. 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 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charlottesville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- 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 Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- $320–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- 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
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
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Fly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $19–45
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More Questions & Answers
Charlottesville to Berkeley bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Nashville Bus Station.
Berkeley is 3h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 4:14 AM in Charlottesville and 1:14 AM in Berkeley.
Charlottesville to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Berkeley is 2797 miles. It takes approximately 44h 11m to drive from Charlottesville to Berkeley.
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