There are 6 ways to get from Fairbanks to San Mateo by plane, car, train, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FAI - SFO
9h 56m$124–520Drive 2,961.8 mi
- Drive from Fairbanks to San Mateocar 2,961.8 mi
2d 8h$541–781Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FAI - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Mateo Caltrain Northboundtrain
10h 51m$172–766Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane FAI - OAK
11h 12m$255–1,021Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane FAI - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airportbus
13h 29m$199–745Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, BART
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane FAI - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
14h 7m$220–849
Fairbanks (FAI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fairbanks to San Mateo is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Fairbanks to San Mateo is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Fairbanks and San Mateo is 2174 miles. The road distance is 2979.1 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Fairbanks to San Mateo, including transfers.
San Mateo is 1h ahead of Fairbanks. It is currently 19:45 in Fairbanks and 20:45 in San Mateo.
Yes, the driving distance between Fairbanks to San Mateo is 2979 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Fairbanks to San Mateo.
There are 454+ hotels available in San Mateo.
What companies run services between Fairbanks, AK, USA and San Mateo, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and Delta fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fairbanks to San Francisco International Airport via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fairbanks to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fairbanks to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fairbanks to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Anchorage, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Anchorage, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Oakland International Airport via Anchorage, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Oakland International Airport via Anchorage, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fairbanks to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fairbanks to Sonoma County Airport via Anchorage, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fairbanks to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fairbanks to Sonoma County Airport via Anchorage, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fairbanks to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Sacramento International Airport via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fairbanks to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Fairbanks to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Fairbanks to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Fairbanks to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Fairbanks to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fairbanks to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fairbanks to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Fairbanks to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Mateo Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–75
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