There are 7 ways to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound), 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 to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IND - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
7h 30m$143–566Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
2d 2h$352–670Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2511 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
2d 9h$776–1,642Drive 2,235.1 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Berkeleycar 2,235.1 mi
34h 56m$408–590Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IND - OAK
8h 48m$255–1,009Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IND - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 51m$272–1,115Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IND - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
11h 18m$300–1,260
Indianapolis to Berkeley by bus and subway (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $140 - $600 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 7h 30m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Berkeley station. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at El Cerrito del Norte Station via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Vallejo Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
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 2h and costs $350 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Berkeley bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Berkeley is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $350 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $250 - $1,100 and takes 8h 48m.
Indianapolis to Berkeley bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Berkeley is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 6:36 AM in Indianapolis and 3:36 AM in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to North Berkeley via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte Station, and El Cerrito Del Norte in around 2d 2h. 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 26m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- 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 DetailsContact 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
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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