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How to get fromBerkeley to Puerto Vallartaby subway, plane, bus (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, taxi, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Berkeley to Puerto Vallarta by subway, plane, bus (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, taxi, or bus

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  1. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane plane SFO - PVR
    6h 50m
    $1,528–6,287

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Emeryville to San Josebus bus
    2. Take the bus from San Jose to Tepicbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tepic to Buceríasbus bus
    2d

  3. Drive  2,960 km

    1. Drive from Berkeley to Puerto Vallartacar car 2,960 km
    33h 37m
    $7,492–10,822

  4. BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway subway
    2. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane plane SJC - PVR
    7h 27m
    $1,701–7,258

  5. Fly from Oakland International Airport

    1. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane plane OAK - PVR
    8h 19m
    $1,611–7,158

  6. Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane plane STS - PVR
    11h 21m
    $1,974–7,848

  7. Train, taxi, bus

    1. Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain train
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Yuma Amtrak to San Luis Río Coloradotaxi taxi
    4. Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tepicbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tepic to Nuevo Vallartabus bus
    2d 1h
    $10,004–15,132

  8. Bus via Modesto

    1. Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus bus 90
    2. Take the bus from Modesto to Tepicbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tepic to Buceríasbus bus
    2d 4h
    $2,158–4,762

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) flights

Calendar54Weekly Planes
Duration5h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,319Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,553.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 50m

What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?

You can take a bus from Emeryville to Autotransportes Medina via San Jose, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, San Jose, Tepic, and Bucerías in around 2d. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and American Airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) 4 times a day.

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