There are 6 ways to get from Sacramento to North Pole by plane, car, train, subway, or bus
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 Fairbanks (FAI)plane SMF - FAI
11h 57m$178–709Drive 2,878 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to North Polecar 2,878 mi
2d 7h$526–759Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane OAK - FAI
14h$310–1,189Train, 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 Fairbanks (FAI)plane SFO - FAI
14h 31m$201–687Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane SJC - FAI
15h 17m$252–870Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane RNO - FAI
15h 3m$271–995
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to North Pole is to fly which costs $170 - $750 and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to North Pole is to fly which takes 11h 57m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Sacramento and North Pole is 2147 miles. The road distance is 2894.8 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from Sacramento to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 1h behind Sacramento. It is currently 1:20 AM in Sacramento and 12:20 AM in North Pole.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to North Pole is 2895 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Sacramento to North Pole.
There are 133+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and North Pole, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and United Airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Fairbanks (FAI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
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