Cheapest€33.18
- Altamont Corridor Express AC163306:478h 21m15:08Thousand Oaks Transit CenterEl Cerrito Plaza BART
Door to door 9h 5mCO2 16.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley costs €33.18 at the cheapest and takes 8h 27m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 592 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 592 km
- Fastest
- 8h 27m
- Average
- 9h 4m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €33.18
- CO2 per passenger
- 16.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 9h 5m | 8h 21m | 44m | €35.38 | 16.0 kg | 5 |
- 9h 5mFastest, by Coach
- €35.38Cheapest, by Coach
- 16.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 592 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Thousand Oaks to Berkeley | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €100.28 | €59.03 | €66.73 | €53.53 | €48.58 | €48.58 | €52.43 | €55.73 | €38.13 | €56.28 | €41.98 | €41.98 | €35.38 | €43.62 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €33.18
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A room in Berkeley for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Thousand Oaks to Berkeley
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €34.8290 days
- €28.2360 days
- €27.1345 days
- €29.8830 days
- €39.2221 days
- €43.6214 days
- €52.437 days
- €66.733 days
- €100.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €27.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 270 percent. The most expensive point is €100.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €41.98Sun
- €41.98Mon
- €35.38Tue
- €43.62Wed
- €55.73Thu
- €38.13Fri
- €56.28Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €48.58Sep
- €29.88Oct
- €29.88Nov
- €29.33Dec
- €28.78Jan
- €24.38Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 592 km against 515 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Fremont, San Jose. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Thousand Oaks at 06:47 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Thousand Oaks
Bus
- Thousand Oaks Transit Center
Berkeley
Rail
- Berkeley station
- Berkeley Station
Bus
- El Cerrito Plaza BART
Ferry
- Richmond Ferry Terminal
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Altamont Corridor Express | €33.18 | 8h 27m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €27.00 | 81% |
| Taxes | €2.70 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €33.18 | 100% |
We cannot promise Berkeley station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Berkeley station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Thousand Oaks to Berkeley
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
The fastest journey from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley takes 8h 27m door to door, of which 8h 21m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 9h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
The cheapest fare from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley is €33.18, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €41.98. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
The cheapest way from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley is by Coach, at €35.38 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 9h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
Fares from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €27.13. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 270 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley, at €35.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley, at €24.38 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
1 operators sell services from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley across 1 modes: Altamont Corridor Express. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
20 percent of the services we sell from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley are direct. The rest connect at Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Fremont, San Jose, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley use?
Services from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley by Coach leave from Thousand Oaks Transit Center and arrive at El Cerrito Plaza BART. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Thousand Oaks to Berkeley allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Thousand Oaks to Berkeley on September 9, 2026: 592 km of route against 515 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €33.18, and 8h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Berkeley is somebody else's catalog.
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