There are 10 ways to get from El Monte to Berkeley by plane, subway, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
4h 26m$50–229Bus, BART
- Take the bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway Orange-N
8h 4m$56–74Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
13h 11m$137–299Drive 385.9 mi
- Drive from El Monte to Berkeleycar 385.9 mi
6h 25m$71–102Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from El Monte Station - Upper Level to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plazabus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Downtown Berkeleysubway
4h 16m$62–372Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from El Monte to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
4h 37m$83–490Line 266 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Rosemead / Fern to Lakewood / Hardwickbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
4h 56m$67–401Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
5h 15m$74–398Bus to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from El Monte Station Upper Level to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza Wbus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Downtown Berkeleysubway
4h 51m$81–481Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeleybus FlixBus 2000
9h 51m$52–94
El Monte to Berkeley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Monte to Berkeley is to bus which costs $50 - $95 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from El Monte to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which takes 4h 16m and costs $60 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from El Monte station to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from El Monte Station Upper Level and arriving at Berkeley via Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from El Monte to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from El Monte and arriving at Emeryville via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 11m.
The distance between El Monte and Berkeley is 395 miles. The road distance is 388.1 miles.
The best way to get from El Monte to Berkeley without a car is to bus and BART which takes 8h 4m and costs $55 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from El Monte to Berkeley, including transfers.
El Monte to Berkeley bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
El Monte to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from El Monte to Berkeley is to train which takes 13h 11m and costs $130 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $95 and takes 9h 51m.
What companies run services between El Monte, CA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Emeryville once daily. Tickets cost $130–290 and the journey takes 11h 40m. Alternatively, Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeley 6 times a week. Tickets cost $50–90 and the journey takes 8h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- 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
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from El Monte to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from El Monte Station - Upper Level to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Bus from Rosemead / Fern to Lakewood / Hardwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- comment@foothilltransit.org
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from El Monte Station Upper Level to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza W
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Monte Station Upper Level to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza W
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
El Monte to Berkeley bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Berkeley station.
El Monte to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Monte to Berkeley is 388 miles. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from El Monte to Berkeley.
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