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 18m$254–771Train 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
15h 44m$212–586Fly 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 3m$301–1,116Fly 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 44m$272–766Fly 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
15h 59m$408–990Fly 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 29m$243–768Train 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
17h 34m$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
20h 49m$345–894
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 $210 - $600 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from China to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 15h 18m and costs $250 - $800.
The distance between China and Berkeley is 5982 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 18m to get from China to Berkeley, including transfers.
There are 726+ 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- 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
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $6–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–24
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $6–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–24
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $11–14
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $11–14
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 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
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