There are 11 ways to get from El Centro to Berkeley by bus, taxi, plane, subway, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Indio Bus Station to Hwy 62 & Kickapootaxi
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PSP - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
7h 43m$232–572Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus Greyhound US0831
13h 11m$74–180Bus, train via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
16h 57m$147–326Drive 582.4 mi
- Drive from El Centro to Berkeleycar 582.4 mi
9h 54m$107–154Bus, taxi, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Indio Bus Station to Hwy 62 & Kickapootaxi
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PSP - OAK
7h 24m$279–915Bus, taxi, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Indio Bus Station to Hwy 62 & Kickapootaxi
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PSP - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
8h 27m$296–1,071Bus, tram to San Diego International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from El Centro to Calexico Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Take the tram from San Ysidro Station to America Plaza Stationtram
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 3m$119–666Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 28m$82–363Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SAN - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 6m$136–722Bus, BART
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
13h 12m$81–121Bus, train
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus FlixBus 2055 / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
18h 25m$148–328
El Centro to Berkeley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Centro to Berkeley is to bus and BART which costs $80 - $130 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from El Centro to Berkeley is to bus and taxi and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between El Centro and Berkeley is 610 miles. The road distance is 585.8 miles.
The best way to get from El Centro to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 13h 11m and costs $70 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from El Centro to Berkeley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between El Centro to Berkeley is 586 miles. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from El Centro to Berkeley.
There are 782+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between El Centro, CA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Downtown Berkeley via Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 13h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- 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
Subway from Coliseum to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from San Ysidro Station to America Plaza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from El Centro to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $150–180
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
Yellow Cab of the Desert
- Phone
- +1-7602-340-8294
- Website
- yellowcabofthedesert.com
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