There are 4 ways to get from Petaluma to Berkeley by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 580 bus
best- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
2hDrive 38.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Petaluma to Berkeleycar 38.3 mi
47 min$7–11Bus, line 580 bus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to San Rafaelbus Oakland Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
2h 7m$32–66Taxi
- Take the taxi from Petaluma to Berkeleytaxi 38.3 mi
47 min$140–170
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petaluma to Berkeley is to drive which costs $7 - $11 and takes 47 min.
The fastest way to get from Petaluma to Berkeley is to drive which takes 47 min and costs $7 - $11.
The distance between Petaluma and Berkeley is 40 miles. The road distance is 38.5 miles.
The best way to get from Petaluma to Berkeley without a car is to train and line 580 bus which takes 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 2h to get from Petaluma to Berkeley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Petaluma to Berkeley is 39 miles. It takes approximately 47 min to drive from Petaluma to Berkeley.
There are 673+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Petaluma, CA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Petaluma to North Berkeley via San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, and El Cerrito Del Norte in around 2h 7m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Petaluma to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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