There are 9 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Alaska by taxi, plane, car, bus, 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.
Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
best- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane MRY - SIT
17h 34m$376–1,172Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane SFO - JNU
10h 1m$137–527Drive 3,126.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Anchoragecar 3,126.1 mi
2d 12h$571–825Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane SJC - JNU
9h 7m$148–625Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane SJC - SIT
8h 59m$248–1,025Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SFO - ANC
8h 40m$247–937Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane SFO - SIT
10h 16m$227–937Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane OAK - JNU
10h 45m$256–1,045Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane OAK - SIT
12h 10m$266–1,145
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Alaska is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Alaska is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Alaska is 1598 miles. The road distance is 3144.3 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Santa Cruz to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 1h behind Santa Cruz. It is currently 1:28 PM in Santa Cruz and 12:28 PM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Alaska is 3144 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Santa Cruz to Alaska.
There are 193+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Alaska, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Cruz to Alaska. However, you can take the taxi to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), walk to SEARHC - Mt Edgecumbe Hospital, then take the bus to Community House. Alternatively, you can drive from Santa Cruz to Anchorage in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Las Vegas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- flyalaskaseaplanes.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- 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
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- 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
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
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