There are 5 ways to get from Santa Clara to Berkeley by train (Amtrak), car, taxi, train, subway, or bus
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Berkeley Stationtrain Capitol Corridor
1h 14m$15–35Drive 45.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Clara to Berkeleycar 45.7 mi
54 min$9–13Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Clara to Berkeleytaxi 45.7 mi
54 min$160–200Train, BART
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain Capitol Corridor
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Downtown Berkeleysubway Orange-N
1h 23m$15–29Line 60 bus, BART
- Take the bus from Benton & Main to Milpitas BARTbus 60
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway Orange-N
2h 1m$10–15
Santa Clara to Berkeley by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to Berkeley is to drive which costs $8 - $13 and takes 54 min.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to Berkeley is to drive which takes 54 min and costs $8 - $13.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Santa Clara Amtrak and arriving at Berkeley Station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 14m.
The distance between Santa Clara and Berkeley is 49 miles. The road distance is 46 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 1h 14m and costs $15 - $35.
The train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Berkeley Station takes 1h 14m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Santa Clara to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Clara Amtrak station.
Santa Clara to Berkeley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Berkeley Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Clara to Berkeley is 46 miles. It takes approximately 54 min to drive from Santa Clara to Berkeley.
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What companies run services between Santa Clara, CA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Berkeley Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost $15–35 and the journey takes 1h 14m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Berkeley Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Benton & Main to Milpitas BART
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
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