There are 2 ways to get from Alaska to Dawson City by car, car ferry, bus, or plane
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Drive 1,636.8 km
best- Drive from Anchorage to Dawson Citycar 1,636.8 km
20h 44m$325–469Car ferry, bus, fly
- Take the car ferry from Juneau to Hainescarferry
- Take the car ferry from Haines to Skagwaycarferry
- Take the bus from Skagway, AK to Whitehorse, YTbus
- Fly from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) to Dawson City Airport (YDA)plane YXY - YDA
18h 24m$530–741
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) to Dawson City Airport (YDA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alaska to Dawson City is to drive which costs $320 - $470 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Alaska to Dawson City is to car ferry and bus and fly which takes 18h 24m and costs $500 - $750.
The distance between Alaska and Dawson City is 1637 km. The road distance is 1636.8 km.
It takes approximately 20h 44m to drive 1636.8 km from Anchorage to Dawson City.
Dawson City is 1h ahead of Alaska. It is currently 3:58 AM in Alaska and 4:58 AM in Dawson City.
Yes, the driving distance between Alaska to Dawson City is 1637 km. It takes approximately 20h 44m to drive from Alaska to Dawson City.
There are eight+ hotels available in Dawson City.
What companies run services between Alaska, USA and Dawson City, YT, Canada?
You can drive from Anchorage to Dawson City in around 20h 44m.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport to Dawson City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- wpyr.com
Bus from Skagway, AK to Whitehorse, YT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $237
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Juneau to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $24–80
Car ferry from Haines to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $5–23
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