There are 10 ways to get from Ridgecrest to Berkeley by bus, subway, train, car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus 230
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to GET Downtown Transit Centerbus 100
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Josebus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 56m$54–83Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus 230
- Take the bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Emeryvilletrain
18h 11m$143–303Drive 376.6 mi
- Drive from Ridgecrest to Berkeleycar 376.6 mi
6h 59m$69–100Bus, bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to GET Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BFL - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
7h 50m$68–269Bus
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus 230
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Bakersfield Amtrakbus 100
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
15h 25m$83–155Bus via Santa Barbara
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus 230
- Take the bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Emeryvillebus
17h 1m$163–293Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
10h 8m$83–436Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 28m$251–463Bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
10h 39m$80–388Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.bus
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 11m$100–532
Ridgecrest to Berkeley by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ridgecrest to Berkeley is to bus and BART which costs $50 - $85 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ridgecrest to Berkeley is to drive which takes 6h 59m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Ridgecrest to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. and arriving at Emeryville via Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 1m.
The distance between Ridgecrest and Berkeley is 442 miles. The road distance is 378.8 miles.
The best way to get from Ridgecrest to Berkeley without a car is to bus and BART which takes 11h 56m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Ridgecrest to Berkeley, including transfers.
Ridgecrest to Berkeley bus services, operated by Kern Transit, depart from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. station.
Ridgecrest to Berkeley bus services, operated by Kern Transit, arrive at Carl's Jr./Inyo St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ridgecrest to Berkeley is 379 miles. It takes approximately 6h 59m to drive from Ridgecrest to Berkeley.
There are 787+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Ridgecrest, CA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to North Berkeley via Carl's Jr./Inyo St., Bakersfield Amtrak, Bakersfield Train Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte Station, and El Cerrito Del Norte in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.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 Santa Barbara to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Bakersfield Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bakersfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $28–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Bakersfield Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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 Bakersfield Train Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
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