There are 8 ways to get from China to Berkeley by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PEK - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
15h 28m$244–771Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
16h 14m$222–586Fly Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TSN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
17h 43m$311–966Fly Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane WUH - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
15h 39m$282–766Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CAN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
16h 34m$243–768Fly Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HKG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
16h 29m$428–940Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SHA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
19h 19m$237–727Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PVG - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
21h 30m$355–949
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Berkeley is to train and fly and BART which costs $220 - $600 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from China to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 15h 28m and costs $240 - $800.
The distance between China and Berkeley is 5982 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 28m to get from China to Berkeley, including transfers.
There are 737+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between China and Berkeley, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from China to Berkeley. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Dongzhimen, take the subway to Beijing Capital Airport T2, walk to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to Downtown Berkeley. Alternatively, you can take the line 2 subway to Tianjin Binhai International Airport, walk to Tianjin Binhai (TSN) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to Downtown Berkeley.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $13–19
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–10
- Business Class Seat
- $12–18
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $13–19
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $6–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–24
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $6–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–24
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $10–14
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $10–14
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- $7–11
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
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
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