There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Alcatraz by plane, ferry, car, subway, shuttle, or train
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Fly Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SYD - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
17h 24m$872–1,378Fly Sydney International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SYD - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
23h 12m$346–1,024Fly Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SYD - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
20h 9m$617–1,974Drive to Orange Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, ferry
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane OAG - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
21h 32m$511–1,508Fly Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SYD - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
21h 12m$623–1,979Fly Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SYD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
23h 8m$644–2,026
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Alcatraz is to fly and shuttle and ferry which costs $340 - $1,100 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Alcatraz is to fly and ferry which takes 17h 24m and costs $850 - $1,400.
The distance between Sydney and Alcatraz is 7495 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Sydney to Alcatraz, including transfers.
Alcatraz is 17h behind Sydney. It is currently 2:52 PM in Sydney and 9:52 PM in Alcatraz.
There are 828+ hotels available in Alcatraz.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Alcatraz, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Alcatraz. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 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 train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Oakland International Airport (OAK), walk to Oakland International Airport Station, take the subway to Coliseum - OAC, walk to Coliseum, 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.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Orange Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Orange Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Orange Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
- 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
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
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
- $48
- 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
- $48
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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
- $48
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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
- $48
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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
- $48
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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
- $48
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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
- $48
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