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| Transportation |
| Alaska is accessible at any time of year by many
modes of transportation including air, sea, highway and various
combinations. The best method of transportation for getting
to Alaska will depend a lot on how much time you have. Because
of the time required to drive to Alaska from the lower forty
eight, driving will cost more than flying. But cost is not the
only consideration and the drive to Alaska is spectacular. |
| Alaska Transportation: Air Travel |
| If you are limited by time, then you will want
to fly to Alaska to maximize your time spent enjoying the north
and keep transportation time down. There are nonstop flights
on many major carriers that fly into Anchorage, Juneau and Ketchican.
Anchorage is by far the primary point of entry for air travelers.
From Anchorage you can make connecting flights to many Alaskan
communities including the more remote villages. The following
is a partial list of flying times between Anchorage and some
of the larger communities. |
| Alaska Transportation - Sea Travel |
| Some people like to make getting to Alaska part
of their vacation. An Alaska cruise up the inside passage is
the perfect solution allowing you to see a part of the state
has limited accessibility by roads. |
| Cruiseships depart from Anchorage, Juneau, Skagway,
Ketchikan, Seward, Homer, Nome, and Seattle, as well as Vancouver
and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. One-way and round-trip
cruises are available. Many cruise lines offer combination packages
that combine the cruise with land tours. There is a great range
of cruise vessels available from the mega ships on down to smaller
ships carrying 30 or fewer passengers. Smaller cruise vessels
and charter boat operations offer port-to-port or day excursions
to scenic locales. |
| Alaska Transportation - Ferry System |
| A great way to get to Alaska is on the Alaska
Marine Highway - the ferry system. This is a less expensive
way to tour Alaska's Inside Passage. The Inside Passage is a
protected waterway on the northern Pacific coast of North America,
replete with spectacular rain forests, mountains, and glaciers.
AMHS's service through the Inside Passage is served from road
connections at Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, British
Columbia. Access is also available at Haines and Skagway, Alaska,
in the north. |
| Alaska Transportation - Highway Travel |
| If time allows there is no better way to travel
to Alaska than by car. Forget any stories you may have heard
about the Alaska Highway. What was once a rough and rugged wilderness
road is now a completely paved modern highway with plenty of
services along the way. |
| This all-weather, two-lane road is a 1,400-mile
scenic corridor through Canada’s British Columbia region
and Yukon Territory, to Alaska’s Delta Junction, where
travelers may take the Richardson Highway for the last leg to
Fairbanks, or travel south to Valdez. Between towns and rustic
roadside lodges, an array of option is offered to modern travelers:
service stations, repairs, full hookups, dump stations, propane,
lodging, campgrounds, groceries, hot showers, laundry facilities,
restaurants, ice cream, and souvenirs. Traveler services average
50 miles apart. |
| Get a copy of the Milepost for mile by mile coverage
of the route. Allow plenty of time for the drive and include
time for side trips such as the Cassiar Highway or a trip to
Hyder. Once in Alaska you will want to keep a copy of the Gazatteer
handy. |
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