There are 5 ways to get from North Vancouver to Alaska by ferry, plane, car, or bus
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Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane YVR - ANC
6h 48m$336–2,312Ferry, bus to Bellingham International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airportbus
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane BLI - SIT
11h 12m$223–942Drive 2,155.9 mi
- Drive from North Vancouver to Anchoragecar 2,155.9 mi
44h 34m$494–713Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport
- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane YVR - JNU
8h 18m$396–762Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane YVR - SIT
8h 49m$276–1,112
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Vancouver to Alaska is to ferry and bus and fly which costs $220 - $950 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from North Vancouver to Alaska is to ferry and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $330 - $2,400.
The distance between North Vancouver and Alaska is 1351 miles. The road distance is 2168.5 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from North Vancouver to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 1h behind North Vancouver. It is currently 2:51 PM in North Vancouver and 1:51 PM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between North Vancouver to Alaska is 2169 miles. It takes approximately 44h 34m to drive from North Vancouver to Alaska.
There are 186+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between North Vancouver, BC, Canada and Alaska, USA?
There is no direct connection from North Vancouver to Alaska. However, you can take the ferry to Waterfront Station Southbound, walk to Waterfront Station @ Platform 4, take the subway to YVR-Airport Station @ Canada Line, walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport (ANC), walk to Airport South Terminal, then take the line 65 bus to Downtown Transit Center. Alternatively, you can drive from North Vancouver to Anchorage in around 44h 34m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $27–30
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $3
- Zone 2
- $4
- Zone 3
- $5
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $3
- Zone 2
- $4
- Zone 3
- $5
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $3
- Zone 2
- $4
- Zone 3
- $5
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $3
- Zone 2
- $4
- Zone 3
- $5
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