There are 10 ways to get from Toronto to Berkeley by plane, subway, train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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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 57m$373–1,225Fly 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 8m$189–686Train 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$765–1,774Drive 2,613.6 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Berkeleycar 2,613.6 mi
41h$599–864Fly Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YTZ - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
9h 25m$434–1,066Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
10h 50m$309–991Fly Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YTZ - OAK
10h 22m$228–917Fly 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
11h 41m$213–836Train
- 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$814–1,906Bus, 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$728–1,635
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 - $1,000 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 8h 57m and costs $370 - $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 2628.9 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $800 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 8h 57m 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 $750 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 10h 50m.
Berkeley is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 11:47 PM in Toronto and 8:47 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, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Montreal, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- 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 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- 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 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- 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
- $35–55
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–90
- 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
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- 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
- $140–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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