There are 4 ways to get from Honolulu to Alcatraz by plane, ferry, subway, or train
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)HNL - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
8h 13m$204–672Fly to Oakland International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)HNL - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
8h 23m$304–1,100Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)HNL - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
9h 39m$326–1,173Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)HNL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
11h 25m$368–1,280
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Honolulu to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which costs $200 - $700 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Honolulu to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which takes 8h 13m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between Honolulu and Alcatraz is 2435 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Honolulu to Alcatraz, including transfers.
Alcatraz is 2h ahead of Honolulu. It is currently 12:00 PM in Honolulu and 2:00 PM in Alcatraz.
There are 785+ hotels available in Alcatraz.
What companies run services between Honolulu, HI, USA and Alcatraz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Honolulu to Alcatraz. However, you can take the bus to Lelepaua Airport Station, walk to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) 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 bus to Lelepaua Airport Station, walk to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) 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
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- 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
- $25–29
- 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
- $46
- 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
- $46
- Child 5-11
- $28
- Senior 62+
- $43
- Toddler 0-4
- $0
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