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 37m$181–754Fly Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JNU - SFO
8h 1m$101–384Drive 3,067.1 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to San Franciscocar 3,067.1 mi
2d 11h$560–809Fly 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 53m$161–714Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SIT - OAK
8h 2m$257–1,110Fly Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane JNU - OAK
8h 10m$237–1,010Fly Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SIT - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
10h 48m$254–1,117Fly 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
10h 52m$163–663
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alaska to San Francisco is to fly which costs $100 - $390 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to San Francisco is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Alaska and San Francisco is 2048 miles. The road distance is 3085 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Alaska to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 1h ahead of Alaska. It is currently 1:44 AM in Alaska and 2:44 AM in San Francisco.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to San Francisco is 3085 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Alaska to San Francisco.
There are 762+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, Inc. 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 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle, Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Oakland International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juneau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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