There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Berkeley by plane, subway, train, or bus
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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
24h 11m$462–1,723Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- 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$404–1,536Fly Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAA - OAK
27h 11m$754–2,916Fly 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 56m$911–3,422Fly 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
29h 41m$825–3,462Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TIR - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
40h 7m$515–2,130
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $460 - $1,800 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 24h 11m and costs $460 - $1,800.
The distance between Chennai and Berkeley is 8738 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 11m to get from Chennai to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 12h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 2:07 PM in Chennai and 1:37 AM in Berkeley.
There are 797+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Cathay Pacific, Southwest Airlines, and five 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 Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Tirupati Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- 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
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 26m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Tirupati Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Tirupati Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Tirupati Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Tirupati Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mumbai, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–7,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- 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
- $380–1,400
- 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)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
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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