There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Ketchikan by plane, car, car ferry, shuttle, or train
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 San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SFO - KTN
8h$188–820Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane STS - KTN
11h 55m$173–718Drive, car ferry
- Drive from San Francisco to Bellingham, WAcar
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
2d 4h$324–787Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane OAK - KTN
8h 13m$224–966Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SJC - KTN
9h 36m$220–922Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SMF - KTN
11h 33m$260–1,073
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Ketchikan is to shuttle and fly which costs $170 - $750 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 8h and costs $180 - $850.
The distance between San Francisco and Ketchikan is 1327 miles.
It takes approximately 8h to get from San Francisco to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 1h behind San Francisco. It is currently 6:26 AM in San Francisco and 5:26 AM in Ketchikan.
There are 15+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. flies from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ketchikan (KTN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ketchikan via Boise, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ketchikan via Burbank, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ketchikan via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ketchikan via Boise, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $160–550
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