There are 5 ways to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley by train (Amtrak), subway, bus, car, taxi, or train
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Train, Caltrain
best- Take the train from Berkeley Station to Santa Clara Amtraktrain Capitol Corridor
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 56m$21–39Drive 39.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valleycar 39.1 mi
49 min$8–11BART, bus
- Take the subway from North Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
3h$14–19Taxi
- Take the taxi from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valleytaxi 39.1 mi
49 min$140–180BART, Caltrain
- Take the subway from North Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 13m$17–22
Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley is to drive which costs $7 - $11 and takes 49 min.
The fastest way to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley is to drive which takes 49 min and costs $7 - $11.
No, there is no direct train from Downtown Berkeley (Station) station to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Berkeley Station and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound via Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
The distance between Downtown Berkeley (Station) and Silicon Valley is 63 miles. The road distance is 39.3 miles.
The best way to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley without a car is to train and Caltrain which takes 1h 56m and costs $20 - $40.
It takes approximately 1h 56m to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Berkeley Station.
Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Clara Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley is 39 miles. It takes approximately 49 min to drive from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Silicon Valley.
There are 498+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Downtown Berkeley (Station), CA, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Berkeley Station to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound via Santa Clara Amtrak and Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound in around 1h 56m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Berkeley Station to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from North Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
Subway from North Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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