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How to get fromBerkeley to Costa Mesaby subway, plane, bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Costa Mesa by subway, plane, bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport

    best
    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane plane OAK - LGB
    3h 26m
    $125–372

  2. Bus (Flixbus)

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Berkeley to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus bus FlixBus N2003
    11h 33m
    $73–106

  3. BART, bus, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Josesubway subway
    2. Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Anaheimtrain train
    11h 28m
    $74–106

  4. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain train Coast Starlight
    15h 37m
    $273–418

  5. Drive  412 mi

    1. Drive from Berkeley to Costa Mesacar car 412 mi
    7h
    $76–109

  6. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, line 43 bus

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane plane OAK - SNA
    3. Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Harbor And Macarthur to Newport-18Thbus bus
    5h 1m
    $219–761

  7. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane plane SFO - SNA
    5h 30m
    $116–348

  8. BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway subway
    2. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane plane SJC - SNA
    6h 3m
    $385–817

  9. Bus via West Oakland (Greyhound)

    1. Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus bus Greyhound US0831
    13h 49m
    $82–127

Berkeley to Costa Mesa by subway, bus, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration11h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$74Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 386.6 mi
  • Duration: 3h 26m

What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Costa Mesa, CA, USA?

Amtrak operates a train from Emeryville to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $250–400 and the journey takes 12h 32m. Alternatively, Flixbus USA operates a bus from Berkeley to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center once daily. Tickets cost $65–110 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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