There are 2 ways to get from Dawson City to Alaska by car, plane, train, or car ferry
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Drive 1,016.9 mi
best- Drive from Dawson City to Anchoragecar 1,016.9 mi
20h 43m$233–337Fly, train, car ferry
- Fly from Dawson City Airport (YDA) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YDA - YXY
- Take the train from Whitehorse, YT to Bennett, BCtrain
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AKcarferry
18h 47m$327–1,115
Dawson City Airport (YDA) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dawson City to Alaska is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Dawson City to Alaska is to fly and train and car ferry which takes 18h 47m and costs $320 - $1,200.
The distance between Dawson City and Alaska is 1023 miles. The road distance is 1022.8 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive 1022.8 miles from Dawson City to Anchorage.
Alaska is 1h behind Dawson City. It is currently 3:36 AM in Dawson City and 2:36 AM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Dawson City to Alaska is 1023 miles. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Dawson City to Alaska.
There are 185+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Dawson City, YT, Canada and Alaska, USA?
You can drive from Dawson City to Anchorage in around 20h 43m.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Dawson City Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- wpyr.com
Train from Whitehorse, YT to Bennett, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $115–750
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- Adult
- $500–750
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
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