There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to Berkeley by plane, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
24h 45m$561–815Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BLR - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
29h 48m$294–836Fly Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAA - OAK
28h 19m$605–2,108Fly Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MAA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
29h 26m$660–2,013Fly Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MAA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
30h 2m$492–1,353Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TIR - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
30h 4m$474–1,330Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BLR - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
34h 6m$713–1,834
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to train and bus and fly and BART which costs $290 - $850 and takes 29h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 24h 45m and costs $550 - $850.
The distance between Chennai and Berkeley is 8735 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 45m to get from Chennai to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 12h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 3:47 AM in Chennai and 3:17 PM in Berkeley.
There are 729+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Cathay Pacific, Southwest Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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