There are 8 ways to get from Alaska to San Francisco by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ANC - SFO
6h 39m$121–534Drive 3,061.4 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to San Franciscocar 3,061.4 mi
2d 11h$559–807Fly Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JNU - SFO
8h 10m$421–764Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SIT - SFO
8h 12m$181–764Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SIT - OAK
10h 27m$247–1,110Fly Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane JNU - OAK
9h 46m$207–910Fly Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane JNU - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
9h 31m$124–567Fly Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ANC - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
9h 47m$208–823
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alaska to San Francisco is to fly and Caltrain which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to San Francisco is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Alaska and San Francisco is 2048 miles. The road distance is 3079.2 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Alaska to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 1h ahead of Alaska. It is currently 9:30 AM in Alaska and 10:30 AM in San Francisco.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to San Francisco is 3079 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Alaska to San Francisco.
There are 818+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
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