There are 7 ways to get from Salinas to Alaska by bus, train, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
best- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SFO - ANC
9h$374–1,550Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane MRY - JNU
13h 2m$147–658Drive 3,153.4 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Anchoragecar 3,153.4 mi
2d 12h$576–832Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane SJC - JNU
10h 1m$204–810Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane SJC - SIT
9h 51m$204–810Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane OAK - SIT
11h 22m$161–656Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Fairbanks
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane MRY - FAI
12h 40m$187–758
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Alaska is to fly which costs $140 - $700 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Alaska is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h and costs $370 - $1,600.
The distance between Salinas and Alaska is 2128 miles. The road distance is 3171.8 miles.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Salinas to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 1h behind Salinas. It is currently 12:28 AM in Salinas and 11:28 PM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Alaska is 3172 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Salinas to Alaska.
There are 243+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Alaska, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., JSX, and two other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Juneau International Airport (JNU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via Burbank, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via Santa Ana, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
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