There are 6 ways to get from Salinas to Anchorage by bus, train, plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
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
8h 52m$353–1,451Drive 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
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SJC - ANC
10h 27m$514–2,160Fly from Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MRY - ANC
10h 54m$417–1,808Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- 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 Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane OAK - ANC
11h 44m$429–1,855Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salinas to Oaklandtrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SMF - ANC
12h 59m$479–2,012
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Anchorage is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Anchorage is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $350 - $1,500.
The distance between Salinas and Anchorage is 2128 miles. The road distance is 3171.8 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Salinas to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 1h behind Salinas. It is currently 8:05 AM in Salinas and 7:05 AM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Anchorage is 3172 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Salinas to Anchorage.
There are 244+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- 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 15 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
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- 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
- $16–29
- 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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