There are 9 ways to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)IND - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
7h 58m$133–566Bus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
2d 4h$230–769Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus StationFlixBus 2512 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to EmeryvilleCalifornia Zephyr
2d 9h$217–1,779Drive 2,235.1 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Berkeley2,235.1 mi
34h 46m$408–590Fly Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)IND - OAK
8h 53m$215–909Fly Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)IND - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
10h 8m$222–965Fly Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)IND - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
11h 8m$251–989Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MDW - OAK
10h 40m$219–953Bus to Covington, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)CVG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
10h 48m$289–752
Indianapolis to Berkeley by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $130 - $600 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 7h 58m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Indianapolis and Berkeley is 1995 miles. The road distance is 2248.2 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $230 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley, including transfers.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $230 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $210 - $950 and takes 8h 53m.
Berkeley is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 8:16 AM in Indianapolis and 5:16 AM in Berkeley.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Berkeley is 2248 miles. It takes approximately 34h 46m to drive from Indianapolis to Berkeley.
There are 783+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Downtown Berkeley via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Covington to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $22–90
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
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