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
24h 45m$561–815Train, 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 43m$284–787Fly Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAA - OAK
28h 54m$555–2,108Fly 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 23m$610–2,113Fly 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 23m$504–1,373
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to train and bus and fly and BART which costs $280 - $800 and takes 29h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 24h 45m and costs $550 - $850.
The distance between Chennai and Berkeley is 8735 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 45m to get from Chennai to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 12h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 1:05 PM in Chennai and 12:35 AM in Berkeley.
There are 731+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- 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
- $460–1,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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