There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Berkeley by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVG - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
15h 20m$409–773Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SHA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
18h 33m$292–1,115Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PVG - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
18h 34m$508–1,922Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HGH - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
20h 23m$313–936Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PVG - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
20h 1m$483–1,867Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PVG - OAK
18h 30m$421–1,616
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $400 - $800 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 15h 20m and costs $400 - $800.
The distance between Shanghai and Berkeley is 6225 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Shanghai to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 15h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:45 PM in Shanghai and 12:45 AM in Berkeley.
There are 378+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Berkeley, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–3,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- 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
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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