There are 9 ways to get from Alaska to San Francisco by plane, car, train, or shuttle
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$131–604Drive 3,067.2 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to San Franciscocar 3,067.2 mi
2d 10h$542–783Fly 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
7h 59m$161–714Fly Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JNU - SFO
7h 41m$421–764Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SIT - OAK
10h 36m$207–910Fly Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane JNU - OAK
9h 48m$197–860Fly 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 4m$134–567Fly Juneau International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane JNU - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
11h 48m$177–762Fly Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane JNU - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
11h 18m$168–628
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 $130 - $600 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to San Francisco is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Alaska and San Francisco is 2048 miles. The road distance is 3085.1 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 12:51 AM in Alaska and 1:51 AM in San Francisco.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to San Francisco is 3085 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Alaska to San Francisco.
There are 805+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
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
- $120–550
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- 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
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–60
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