There are 11 ways to get from Toronto to Berkeley by plane, subway, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, bus, 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 Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YTZ - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
8h 59m$409–1,237Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 15m$195–687Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
2d 16h$710–1,663Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
2d 18h$464–920Drive 2,613.5 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Berkeleycar 2,613.5 mi
41h$599–864Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
10h 13m$309–651Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUF - OAK
12h 25m$517–2,023Fly Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YTZ - OAK
10h 27m$220–948Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
12h 3m$411–3,463Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 21h$754–1,785Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
2d 22h$676–1,527
Toronto to Berkeley by train, car, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Berkeley is to fly which costs $300 - $650 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 8h 59m and costs $400 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto station to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Emeryville via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Toronto and Berkeley is 2309 miles. The road distance is 2628.7 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Berkeley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $460 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Toronto to Berkeley, including transfers.
Toronto to Berkeley train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto to Berkeley is to train via Detroit which takes 2 days 16h and costs $700 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $950 and takes 2 days 18h, you could also fly, which costs $300 - $650 and takes 10h 13m.
Berkeley is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 5:14 PM in Toronto and 2:14 PM in Berkeley.
Toronto to Berkeley train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Toronto Union Station to Downtown Berkeley via Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, Richmond, and Richmond in around 2d 16h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toronto to Downtown Berkeley via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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