There are 4 ways to get from British Columbia to Ketchikan by plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane YVR - KTN
7h 56m$560–713Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
41h 45m$184–597Fly from Victoria International Airport
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane YYJ - KTN
8h 31m$260–1,010Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SEA - KTN
10h 54m$226–929
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from British Columbia to Ketchikan is to train and car ferry which costs $180 - $600 and takes 41h 45m.
The fastest way to get from British Columbia to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs $550 - $750.
The distance between British Columbia and Ketchikan is 575 miles.
The best way to get from British Columbia to Ketchikan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 41h 45m and costs $180 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from British Columbia to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 1h behind British Columbia. It is currently 3:45 PM in British Columbia and 2:45 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 15+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between British Columbia, Canada and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Air Canada fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ketchikan (KTN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $160–550
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