There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Berkeley by plane, subway, 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 Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ZRH - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
15h 10m$249–473Train to Basel, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)BSL - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
19h 25m$495–907Fly Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)ZRH - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
19h 45m$787–1,543Fly Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)ZRH - OAK
17h 25m$371–1,416
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $240 - $480 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 15h 10m and costs $240 - $480.
The distance between Zurich and Berkeley is 5898 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Zurich to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 11:48 AM in Zurich and 2:48 AM in Berkeley.
There are 775+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Edelweiss Air, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oakland International Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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