There are 6 ways to get from Salinas to Anchorage by 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.
Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- 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 28m$194–680Fly from Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MRY - ANC
10h 57m$187–758Drive 3,147.7 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Anchoragecar 3,147.7 mi
2d 12h$575–830Shuttle 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 30m$214–810Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- 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
12h 6m$272–947Train, 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 57m$269–877
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Anchorage is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Anchorage is to train and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between Salinas and Anchorage is 2136 miles. The road distance is 3166 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Salinas to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 1h behind Salinas. It is currently 2:31 PM in Salinas and 1:31 PM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Anchorage is 3166 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Salinas to Anchorage.
There are 202+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, and two 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
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
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