There are 5 ways to get from Anchorage to Sacramento by plane, car, subway, or train
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Fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ANC - SMF
8h 20m$284–1,206Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ANC - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
9h 46m$209–768Drive 3,012.3 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to Sacramentocar 3,012.3 mi
2d 10h$550–795Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ANC - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
11h 11m$384–1,470Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ANC - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
12h 14m$315–1,195
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Anchorage to Sacramento is to fly and BART and train which costs $200 - $800 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to Sacramento is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $280 - $1,300.
The distance between Anchorage and Sacramento is 1999 miles. The road distance is 3029.9 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Anchorage to Sacramento, including transfers.
Sacramento is 1h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 10:28 AM in Anchorage and 11:28 AM in Sacramento.
Yes, the driving distance between Anchorage to Sacramento is 3030 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Anchorage to Sacramento.
There are 322+ hotels available in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, USA and Sacramento, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and United Airlines fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) every 3 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
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 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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