There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Ketchikan by plane, car, car ferry, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SMF - KTN
8h 32m$120–611Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sacramento to Bellingham, WAcar
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
2d 3h$314–772Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane OAK - KTN
10h 25m$137–593Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SFO - KTN
10h 50m$135–503Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SJC - KTN
10h 57m$167–702Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
2d 8h$273–758Bus, car ferry via Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
2d 10h$273–758Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Sacramento to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
2d 13h$294–860
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Ketchikan is to train and BART and fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs $120 - $650.
The distance between Sacramento and Ketchikan is 1267 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Ketchikan without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs $270 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Sacramento to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 1h behind Sacramento. It is currently 9:10 PM in Sacramento and 8:10 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 11+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Delta fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ketchikan (KTN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ketchikan via Boise, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $160–550
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