There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Berkeley by plane, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LYS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
17h 18m$288–1,231Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LYS - OAK
19h 28m$490–2,224Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CFE - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
20h 34m$645–2,371Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CDG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
16h 42m$390–1,452Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GVA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
20h 33m$304–957Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
20h 54m$356–923Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CDG - OAK
18h 32m$532–2,045Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Pont De Rungis Aeroport D'orlytrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORY - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
16h 44m$377–1,161
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Berkeley is to train and fly and BART which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 20h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Berkeley is to train and fly and BART which takes 16h 42m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Lyon and Berkeley is 5896 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 18m to get from Lyon to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 9h behind Lyon. It is currently 6:55 PM in Lyon and 9:55 AM in Berkeley.
There are 670+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Berkeley, CA, USA?
British Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- 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 Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Pont De Rungis Aeroport D'orly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $80–110
- 1st Class
- $110–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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