There are 6 ways to get from Anchorage to San Jose by plane, car, train, subway, 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 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 16m$185–805Fly 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 27m$137–573Drive 3,089.9 mi
- Drive from Anchorage to San Josecar 3,089.9 mi
2d 11h$564–815Fly 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 49m$220–864Fly 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 San Josetrain
10h 38m$254–926Fly 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 53m$197–776
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Anchorage to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $130 - $600 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 7h 27m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Anchorage and San Jose is 2061 miles. The road distance is 3108 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Anchorage to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 1h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 8:21 PM in Anchorage and 9:21 PM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Anchorage to San Jose is 3108 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Anchorage to San Jose.
There are 300+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Delta fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 3 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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 Anchorage International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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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