There are 3 ways to get from Fairbanks to Yellowknife by plane, car, or train
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Fly from Fairbanks
best- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane FAI - YZF
12h 54m$570–2,126Drive 2,824.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Fairbanks to Yellowknifecar 2,824.6 km
44h 10m$567–819Train to Anchorage International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fairbanks to Anchoragetrain
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane ANC - YZF
23h 49m$665–2,550
Fairbanks (FAI) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fairbanks to Yellowknife is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 44h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Fairbanks to Yellowknife is to fly which takes 12h 54m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Fairbanks and Yellowknife is 1670 km. The road distance is 2824.6 km.
It takes approximately 12h 54m to get from Fairbanks to Yellowknife, including transfers.
Yellowknife is 2h ahead of Fairbanks. It is currently 7:14 PM in Fairbanks and 9:14 PM in Yellowknife.
Yes, the driving distance between Fairbanks to Yellowknife is 2825 km. It takes approximately 44h 10m to drive from Fairbanks to Yellowknife.
There are 31+ hotels available in Yellowknife.
What companies run services between Fairbanks, AK, USA and Yellowknife, NT, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Air North, and three other airlines fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Yellowknife Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Fairbanks to Yellowknife Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Yellowknife Airport via Portland, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Seattle, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Yellowknife Airport via Portland, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Seattle, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Yellowknife Airport via Denver, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- canadiannorth.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
Train from Fairbanks to Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–815
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
- Schedules at
- Alaska Railroad Schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $250–420
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $815
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