There are 10 ways to get from Bellingham to Alcatraz by plane, ferry, bus, train, car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BLI - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
5h 16m$155–659Fly Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BLI - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
7h$110–363Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
23h 52m$166–357Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
27h 34m$351–700Drive 896.2 mi
- Drive from Bellingham to Alcatrazcar 896.2 mi
15h 33m$164–237Shuttle to Paine Field County Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
7h 3m$130–399Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
7h 32m$130–366Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
7h 30m$165–592Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
8h 48m$191–727Shuttle, bus, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
24h 30m$191–313
Bellingham to Alcatraz by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Alcatraz is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 16m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Bellingham and Alcatraz is 795 miles. The road distance is 901.5 miles.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Alcatraz without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 23h 52m and costs $160 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bellingham to Alcatraz, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Alcatraz is 901 miles. It takes approximately 15h 33m to drive from Bellingham to Alcatraz.
There are 1684+ hotels available in Alcatraz.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Alcatraz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Bellingham to Alcatraz. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Bellingham Airport, walk to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) 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. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Alcatraz via Seattle Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, Kearny St & Geary St, Kearny St & North Point St, Pier 33, and Alcatraz Island in around 23h 52m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Indio/Palm Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Indio/Palm Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- 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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