There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento to Alpena by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane SMF - APN
9h 28m$170–638Train, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Flint to Bay Citybus
- Take the bus from Bay City to Alpenabus
2d 14h$1,466–2,271Drive 2,438.2 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Alpenacar 2,438.2 mi
38h 20m$445–643Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane SFO - APN
12h 4m$203–606
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Alpena is to fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Alpena is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $170 - $650.
The distance between Sacramento and Alpena is 2016 miles. The road distance is 2452.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Alpena without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $1,400 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Sacramento to Alpena, including transfers.
Alpena is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 7:33 AM in Sacramento and 10:33 AM in Alpena.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Alpena is 2452 miles. It takes approximately 38h 20m to drive from Sacramento to Alpena.
There are 11+ hotels available in Alpena.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Alpena, MI, USA?
Delta flies from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Flint to Bay City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Bay City to Alpena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Indian Trails
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