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Alaska Mileage and Travel Times

Alaska is big! Don't underestimate travel times. Anchorage is the hub of most itineraries. You can reach most places you'll want to visit by road, rail, or motorcoach. Most towns are 2-4 hours apart, but the scenery is part of the journey.

You can also fly by jet to outlying villages and parks or by air taxi to wilderness lodges. Most of these flights are 1-2 hours. The chart below tells how to get to the top places you'll want to visit. Click on any link to get the transportation company.

North of Anchorage: Talkeetna, Denali, Fairbanks

Trip	Distance (Miles)	Car	Train	Bus	Alaska Direct	Alaska Park Connection	Alaska/Yukon Trails

Anchorage to Talkeetna	115	2.5 hr	3 hr	2.5 hr
Anchorage to Fairbanks	360	7 hr	12 hr	7 hr
Anchorage to Denali	265	5 hr	7.5 hr	5 hr
Fairbanks to Denali	120	2 hr	4 hr	3.5 hr
Denali to Talkeetna	150	2.5 hr	4.5 hr	2.5 hr
Anchorage to Palmer	43	1 hr	n/a	1 hr

South of Anchorage: Portage, Seward, Cooper Landing, Homer

Trip	Distance (Miles)	Car	Train	Bus	Alaska Park Connection	Homer Stage Lines	Seward Bus Lines

Anchorage to Seward	126	2.5 hr	4.5 hr	2.5 hr
Anchorage to Homer	221	5 hr	n/a	5 hr
Anchorage to Cooper Landing	100	2.5 hr	n/a	2.5 hr
Anchorage to Girdwood	40	1 hr	1.5 hr	1 hr
Seward to Homer	170	4 hr	n/a	4 hr
Denali to Seward	375	7.5 hr	n/a	10 hr

East of Anchorage: Glenallen, Copper Center, Chitina, McCarthy, Valdez

Trip	Distance (Miles)	Car	Train	Bus	Alaska Direct

Anchorage to Glenallen	180	4.5 hr	n/a	4.5 hr
Anchorage to Whittier	90	1.5 hr*	n/a	1 hr
Anchorage to Haines Junction	775	14-16 hr	n/a	14-16 hr
Anchorage to Whitehorse	450	12 hr	n/a	12.5 hr
Glenallen to Valdez	120	2 hr	n/a	3 hr
Fairbanks to Valdez	365	8 hr	n/a	8 hr
Fairbanks to Haines Junction	653	13-15 hr	n/a	13-15 hr
Fairbanks to Whitehorse	470	12 hr	n/a	12.5 hr
Glenallen to Chitina	64	3 hr	n/a	n/a
Chitina to McCarthy	50	1 hr	n/a	n/a

*Note: Planning for extra drive time is recommended because the Whittier Tunnel is only open only 15 minutes per hour in either direction. See our Whittier Tunnel Tips to plan your trip accordingly.


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Alaska Transportation Guide

Alaska Transportation Guide