best way to travel to Berkeley from OC?

[Hammyton]

Planning a visit within the next 3 weeks to berkeley... but really really don't want to drive so was wondering what are the best alternatives (price taken into consideration)...

Thanks for any input

 

[TuxDave]

Aren't flights between LA and SF roughly $100?

 

[shopbruin]

fly. amtrak is just as long, if not longer than driving.

 

[ed21x]

southwest is around 60 if you buy 3 weeks in advanced. Amtrak and Greyhound are complete ripoffs. I personally suggest looking through the San Diego and Bay Area section of Craigslist to hitch a quick ride.

 

[Amused]

Get the true Berkeley experience and hitchhike like a dirty hippie.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: Amused
Get the true Berkeley experience and get mugged in Oakland.

Fixed.

 

[Hammyton]

Originally posted by: ed21x
southwest is around 60 if you buy 3 weeks in advanced. Amtrak and Greyhound are complete ripoffs. I personally suggest looking through the San Diego and Bay Area section of Craigslist to hitch a quick ride.

Thanks a lot saw this deal and it looks pretty good

 

[thomsbrain]

your best option is to drive. you can do it in 5 hours if you time your departure correctly to avoid traffic and you don't drive like a sissy. you're looking at 1 to 1.5 tanks of gas for the trip - much cheaper than flying, and it takes no more time once you count getting to and from airports at both sides, going through security, waiting around for your flight, etc, etc. a newspaper did a little race BEFORE 9/11 and the car won by a fair margin. with modern security at the airport, the car would win by an even greater margin.

edit: IIRC, Amtrak does NOT run direct to the LA area. you ride to like bakersfield, then get a freaking bus. great idea if you want to spend 48 hours getting there and ride along with all the drug addicts and weirdos.

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
your best option is to drive. you can do it in 5 hours if you time your departure correctly to avoid traffic and you don't drive like a sissy. you're looking at 1 to 1.5 tanks of gas for the trip - much cheaper than flying, and it takes no more time once you count getting to and from airports at both sides, going through security, waiting around for your flight, etc, etc. a newspaper did a little race BEFORE 9/11 and the car won by a fair margin. with modern security at the airport, the car would win by an even greater margin.

edit: IIRC, Amtrak does NOT run direct to the LA area. you ride to like bakersfield, then get a freaking bus. great idea if you want to spend 48 hours getting there and ride along with all the drug addicts and weirdos.

I think Amtrak runs to Union Station, which is located right in Downtown LA.