There are 4 ways to get from Amsterdam to Alcatraz by plane, ferry, subway, or train
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane AMS - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
13h 3m$496–1,141Fly to Oakland International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane AMS - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
15h 20m$721–2,437Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane AMS - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
16h 31m$877–3,142Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane AMS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
18h 37m$840–2,879
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which takes 13h 3m and costs $490 - $1,200.
The distance between Amsterdam and Alcatraz is 5521 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Amsterdam to Alcatraz, including transfers.
Alcatraz is 9h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 7:05 AM in Amsterdam and 10:05 PM in Alcatraz.
There are 860+ hotels available in Alcatraz.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Alcatraz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Amsterdam to Alcatraz. However, you can take the taxi to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Embarcadero, walk to Market St & Main St, take the vehicle to The Embarcadero & Bay St, walk to Pier 33, take the ferry to Alcatraz Island, then walk to Alcatraz. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport, fly to Oakland International Airport (OAK), walk to Oakland International Airport Station, take the subway to Coliseum - OAC, walk to Coliseum, take the subway to Embarcadero, walk to Market St & Main St, take the vehicle to The Embarcadero & Bay St, walk to Pier 33, take the ferry to Alcatraz Island, then walk to Alcatraz.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Phone
- +1.888.467.6256
- info@alcatrazcruises.com
- Website
- cityexperiences.com
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/departure-schedule/
- Website
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/
- Adult 12 - 61
- $48
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