There are 5 ways to get from Anchorage to San Jose by plane, car, train, subway, or shuttle
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ANC - SJC
8h$275–1,105Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ANC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
7h 25m$187–723Drive 3,095.7 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to San Josecar 3,095.7 mi
2d 11h$565–817Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ANC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
8h 47m$360–1,414Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle, BART
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ANC - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
11h 42m$227–826
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Anchorage to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $180 - $750 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 7h 25m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Anchorage and San Jose is 2061 miles. The road distance is 3113.8 miles.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Anchorage to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 1h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 9:15 AM in Anchorage and 10:15 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Anchorage to San Jose is 3114 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Anchorage to San Jose.
There are 423+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) hourly.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
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 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
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 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 Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
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
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 Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- southwest.com
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
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 Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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 Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
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