There are 5 ways to get from Chennai to Berkeley by plane, subway, 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 Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
23h 41m$462–1,423Fly Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAA - OAK
27h 6m$804–2,816Fly Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MAA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
28h 34m$811–1,822Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BLR - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
29h 53m$664–1,136Fly Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MAA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
28h 38m$775–3,062
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to train and bus and fly and BART which costs $650 - $1,200 and takes 29h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 23h 41m and costs $460 - $1,500.
The distance between Chennai and Berkeley is 8738 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 41m to get from Chennai to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 12h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 2:56 PM in Chennai and 2:26 AM in Berkeley.
There are 571+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Cathay Pacific, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and six other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kolkata, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kolkata, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- 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
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $14–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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