There are 5 ways to get from Lansing to Berkeley by plane, subway, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus
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Fly from Capital Region International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
8h 11m$216–882Bus to Detroit, fly, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 11m$151–652Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Blue Water
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain California Zephyr
2d 11h$708–1,633Bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeleybus
2d 15h$436–826Drive 2,314.9 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Berkeleycar 2,314.9 mi
36h 1m$423–611
Lansing to Berkeley by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which costs $150 - $650 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 8h 11m and costs $210 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from CATA Intermodal Downtown and arriving at Berkeley via South Haven, Chicago, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Lansing and Berkeley is 2054 miles. The road distance is 2328.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 2 days 11h and costs $700 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Lansing to Berkeley, including transfers.
Lansing to Berkeley bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
The best way to get from Lansing to Berkeley is to train which takes 2 days 11h and costs $700 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 15h.
Lansing to Berkeley bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at South Haven Potatoes Plus station.
Berkeley is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 12:02 PM in Lansing and 9:02 AM in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from NBD Grand Ave before E Allegan St to Emeryville via EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd, WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Berkeley via South Haven Potatoes Plus, South Haven, Chicago, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Berkeley is 2328 miles. It takes approximately 36h 1m to drive from Lansing to Berkeley.
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