There are 11 ways to get from Miami to Alcatraz by plane, ferry, bus, taxi, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MIA - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
9h 6m$167–520Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)FLL - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
10h 2m$150–435Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to San Jose - King Rd
- Take the taxi from Palo Alto Transit Center to Alcatraz
2d 16h$623–1,016Train, bus
- Take the train from Miami Airport Station to Lake Worth Beach Station
- Take the bus from El Bodegan Grocery 5 - Lake Worth to Houston
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oakland
3d 5h$521–1,382Drive 3,020.7 mi
- Drive from Miami to Alcatraz3,020.7 mi
2d 1h$552–797Fly Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MIA - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
10h 56m$242–856Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)FLL - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
11h 42m$205–711Fly Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MIA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
12h 16m$248–811Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)FLL - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
12h 52m$211–716Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
3d 1h$341–803Train, ferry
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
4d 6h$511–2,657
Miami to Alcatraz by bus, tram, ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which costs $150 - $440 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 6m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Miami and Alcatraz is 2618 miles. The road distance is 3038.3 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to Alcatraz without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 16h and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Miami to Alcatraz, including transfers.
Alcatraz is 3h behind Miami. It is currently 3:04 AM in Miami and 12:04 AM in Alcatraz.
Yes, the driving distance between Miami to Alcatraz is 3038 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Miami to Alcatraz.
There are 888+ hotels available in Alcatraz.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Alcatraz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Miami to Alcatraz. However, you can take the vehicle to Miami International Airport, walk to Miami International Airport (MIA) 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 line 7 bus to Dolphin Mall, take the bus to Houston, take the bus to El Paso, take the bus to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles, walk to Downtown Los Angeles, take the bus to San Jose - King Rd, walk to King & Virginia, take the line 22 bus to Palo Alto Transit Center, then take the taxi to Alcatraz.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from Miami Airport Station to Lake Worth Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–1,800
- 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
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $190–350
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Bus from El Bodegan Grocery 5 - Lake Worth to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $180–340
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $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
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
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