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Berkeley · United States

Car hire and driving in Berkeley

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at OAK means 17 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Berkeley

Car rental from Berkeley: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Berkeley to VallejoUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 21 min
Berkeley to HaywardUnited States28 km (17 mi)about 23 min
Berkeley to San MateoUnited States35 km (22 mi)about 28 min
Berkeley to AntiochUnited States44 km (27 mi)about 35 min
Berkeley to FremontUnited States44 km (27 mi)about 36 min
Berkeley to FairfieldUnited States47 km (29 mi)about 38 min
Berkeley to SunnyvaleUnited States60 km (37 mi)about 49 min
Berkeley to Santa ClaraUnited States64 km (40 mi)about 52 min
Berkeley to San JoseUnited States68 km (42 mi)about 55 min
Berkeley to Santa RosaUnited States74 km (46 mi)about 1 h
Berkeley to StocktonUnited States87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Berkeley to Elk GroveUnited States99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Berkeley to Los AngelesUnited States558 km (347 mi)about 7 h 34 min
Berkeley to TijuanaMexico765 km (475 mi)about 10 h 22 min
Berkeley to PhoenixUnited States1,044 km (648 mi)about 14 h 9 min
Berkeley to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,595 km (991 mi)about 21 h 37 min
Berkeley to San DiegoUnited States737 km (458 mi)about 9 h 59 min
Berkeley to CalgaryCanada1,601 km (995 mi)about 21 h 42 min
Berkeley to MexicaliMexico850 km (528 mi)about 11 h 31 min
Berkeley to HermosilloMexico1,431 km (889 mi)about 19 h 24 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Berkeley?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.